Turnover Cost: Computer User Support Specialists, California

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Computer User Support Specialists · California, United States

$42,500 – $170,100estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $85,030 for Computer User Support Specialists 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 User Support Specialists 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

$85,030 is the annual mean wage for Computer User Support Specialists in California, according to May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics data. The estimated replacement cost, using SHRM's 50% to 200% salary multiple, falls between $42,500 and $170,100. An employer's actual cost depends on hiring speed, the ramp time for the new hire, and the extent of operational disruption.

Estimated cost of turnover: Computer User Support Specialists vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in California, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureComputer User Support SpecialistsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$85,030$104,696

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