Turnover Cost: Data Scientists, Maine (2025)
Verified cost of employee turnover for the selected Data Scientists population in Maine, United States, drawn from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025-may).
Data Scientists · Maine, United States
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $97,500 for Data Scientists in Maine, 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 Maine, 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
Maine's data scientists had an annual mean wage of $97,500 in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The estimated cost to replace one runs from $48,800 to $195,000, based on applying SHRM's 50-200% cost-of-replacement figure to that wage. Your budget variance will come from how quickly you can recruit, the ramp-up period for your new hire, and any work that gets deprioritized while you search.
Estimated cost of turnover: Data Scientists vs regional average
| Measure | Data Scientists | Regional average |
|---|---|---|
| Estimated cost of turnover | $97,500 | $79,115 |