Turnover Cost: Data Scientists, Rhode Island (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Data Scientists · Rhode Island, United States

$55,600 – $222,500estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $111,260 for Data Scientists in Rhode Island, 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 Rhode Island, 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

Rhode Island reports an annual mean wage of $111,260 for Data Scientists, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Using the Work Institute's replacement-cost estimate (33% to 200% of annual salary), losing one would result in $55,600 to $222,500 in replacement costs. The gap between low and high depends on how your organization fills gaps: through temps, backfill from existing staff, or delayed hiring.

Estimated cost of turnover: Data Scientists vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Rhode Island, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureData ScientistsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$111,260$88,206