Turnover Cost: Computer Programmers, New York (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Computer Programmers · New York, United States

$58,000 – $231,800estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $115,900 for Computer Programmers in New York, 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 New York, 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 New York, computer programmers earn $115,900 as their annual mean wage per Bureau of Labor Statistics. The cost of replacing one is estimated at $58,000 to $231,800 when using Gallup's 50-to-200-percent salary multiple. Your cost will depend on whether you can find talent quickly, how much onboarding and training they need, and the projects that slow down during the handoff.

Estimated cost of turnover: Computer Programmers vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in New York, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureComputer ProgrammersRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$115,900$98,119

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