Turnover Cost: Data Scientists, New York (2025)

Verified cost of employee turnover for the selected Data Scientists population in New York, United States, drawn from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025-may).

Estimated cost of turnover

Data Scientists · New York, United States

$68,800 – $275,400estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $137,690 for Data Scientists in New York, 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 New York, United States

Annual mean wage — the input to the estimate above, compared directly rather than as a derived range. See all 33 industries.

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What this means

The Bureau of Labor Statistics places New York's annual mean wage for Data Scientists at $137,690. The replacement-cost range is $68,800 to $275,400, derived from applying the Work Institute's 33% to 200% replacement-cost model to that salary. Organization-specific cost varies based on recruitment timeline, integration period, and business disruption.

Estimated cost of turnover: Data Scientists vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in New York, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureData ScientistsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$137,690$98,119

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