Turnover Cost: Data Scientists, California (2025)
Verified cost of employee turnover for the selected Data Scientists population in California, United States, drawn from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025-may).
Data Scientists · California, United States
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $156,000 for Data Scientists 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 Data Scientists 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.
What this means
A Data Scientist in California earns an annual mean wage of $156,000 according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Replacing one costs an estimated $78,000 to $312,000 when you apply SHRM's 50% to 200% multiplier to that annual wage. Actual replacement costs depend on hiring speed, training duration, and recovered productivity.
Estimated cost of turnover: Data Scientists vs regional average
| Measure | Data Scientists | Regional average |
|---|---|---|
| Estimated cost of turnover | $156,000 | $104,696 |