Turnover Cost: Computer Network Architects, California

Verified cost of employee turnover for the selected Computer Network Architects population in California, United States, drawn from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025-may).

Estimated cost of turnover

Computer Network Architects · California, United States

$80,700 – $322,700estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $161,350 for Computer Network Architects in California, 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 Computer Network Architects compares in California, United States

Annual mean wage — the input to the estimate above, compared directly rather than as a derived range. See all 33 industries.

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What this means

At $161,350, the annual mean wage for Computer Network Architects in California is reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Applying SHRM's 50 to 200 percent replacement multiple to that wage yields an estimated cost of $80,700 to $322,700. Your real cost depends on your specific hiring and onboarding process.

Estimated cost of turnover: Computer Network Architects vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in California, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureComputer Network ArchitectsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$161,350$104,696

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