Turnover Cost: Data Scientists, Missouri (2025)
Verified cost of employee turnover for the selected Data Scientists population in Missouri, United States, drawn from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025-may).
Data Scientists · Missouri, United States
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $100,880 for Data Scientists in Missouri, 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 Missouri, 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
Data Scientists in Missouri have an annual mean wage of $100,880 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Replacing one of them would cost an estimated $50,400 to $201,800 when applying SHRM's replacement-cost rule of 50% to 200% of annual salary to that wage. This range is a planning estimate; an employer's actual replacement cost depends on time-to-fill, ramp-up, and lost productivity.
Estimated cost of turnover: Data Scientists vs regional average
| Measure | Data Scientists | Regional average |
|---|---|---|
| Estimated cost of turnover | $100,880 | $75,771 |