Turnover Cost: Data Scientists, Montana (2025)
Verified cost of employee turnover for the selected Data Scientists population in Montana, United States, drawn from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025-may).
Data Scientists · Montana, United States
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $108,170 for Data Scientists in Montana, 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 Montana, 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
The annual mean wage for Data Scientists in Montana is $108,170. Replacing someone at that salary level costs between $54,100 and $216,300 when you apply Gallup's one-half to two times salary replacement metric. The actual cost in any organization will depend on hiring duration, onboarding needs, and how long the position sits unfilled.
Estimated cost of turnover: Data Scientists vs regional average
| Measure | Data Scientists | Regional average |
|---|---|---|
| Estimated cost of turnover | $108,170 | $76,062 |