Turnover Cost: Computer Programmers, Maryland (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Computer Programmers · Maryland, United States

$58,600 – $234,400estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $117,210 for Computer Programmers in Maryland, 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 Maryland, 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

In Maryland, Computer Programmers earn an annual mean wage of $117,210 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Gallup's research on replacement costs (one-half to two times salary) sets the range at $58,600 to $234,400 per departing programmer. The real cost will reflect your time-to-fill, onboarding pace, and productivity loss as the role remains open.

Estimated cost of turnover: Computer Programmers vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Maryland, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureComputer ProgrammersRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$117,210$93,226

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