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).
Data Scientists · Rhode Island, United States
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.
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
| Measure | Data Scientists | Regional average |
|---|---|---|
| Estimated cost of turnover | $111,260 | $88,206 |