Turnover Cost: Data Scientists, Kentucky (2025)
Verified cost of employee turnover for the selected Data Scientists population in Kentucky, United States, drawn from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025-may).
Data Scientists · Kentucky, United States
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $100,840 for Data Scientists in Kentucky, 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 Kentucky, United States
Annual mean wage — the input to the estimate above, compared directly rather than as a derived range. See all 32 industries.
What this means
Kentucky's annual mean wage for Data Scientists stands at $100,840, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025). The estimated cost of replacing one ranges from $50,400 to $201,700 when you apply SHRM's 50-200% replacement-cost research to that figure. Budget for variation based on how long the position remains open, how quickly your new hire ramps up, and what gets deprioritized while you search.
Estimated cost of turnover: Data Scientists vs regional average
| Measure | Data Scientists | Regional average |
|---|---|---|
| Estimated cost of turnover | $100,840 | $74,981 |