Turnover Cost: Computer Programmers, Texas (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Computer Programmers · Texas, United States

$50,400 – $201,500estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $100,740 for Computer Programmers in Texas, 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 Texas, 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 Texas, Computer Programmers earn an annual mean wage of $100,740 per the May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics snapshot. Losing one to turnover costs a range of $50,400 to $201,500 after applying SHRM's 50% to 200% replacement metric to that wage. The spread reflects real variation in hiring lag, onboarding length, and early-tenure productivity gaps.

Estimated cost of turnover: Computer Programmers vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Texas, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureComputer ProgrammersRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$100,740$83,466