Turnover Cost: Computer Programmers, California (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Computer Programmers · California, United States

$60,000 – $239,800estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $119,900 for Computer Programmers 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 Programmers 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

California's Computer Programmers earn an annual mean wage of $119,900 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025). The estimated replacement cost is $60,000 to $239,800 using SHRM's 50% to 200% multiplier. Your actual cost depends on hiring duration, training time, and productivity loss.

Estimated cost of turnover: Computer Programmers vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in California, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureComputer ProgrammersRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$119,900$104,696

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