Turnover Cost: Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers, Washington

Verified cost of employee turnover for the selected Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers population in Washington, United States, drawn from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025-may).

Estimated cost of turnover

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · Washington, United States

$65,500 – $262,200estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $131,090 for Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers in Washington, United States (2025-may), multiplied by the 0.5×–2× cost of replacing an employee reported by SHRM and Gallup. The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes the wage, not the cost — the range is a planning estimate, and a real figure depends on time-to-fill, ramp-up, and lost productivity.

How Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers compares in Washington, United States

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What this means

Washington employers report an annual mean wage of $131,090 for Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers in May 2025. Replacing one of these professionals costs an estimated $65,500 to $262,200 using Gallup's 50% to 200% replacement-cost range. Your actual cost depends on time-to-fill, how fast a new hire ramps up, and lost productivity while the position is vacant.

Estimated cost of turnover: Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Washington, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and TestersRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$131,090$103,874

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