Turnover Cost: Data Scientists, South Carolina (2025)
Verified cost of employee turnover for the selected Data Scientists population in South Carolina, United States, drawn from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025-may).
Data Scientists · South Carolina, United States
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $102,830 for Data Scientists in South Carolina, 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 South Carolina, 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
$102,830 is the annual mean wage for Data Scientists in South Carolina, per the Bureau of Labor Statistics. SHRM's model puts the replacement cost at 50% to 200% of salary, which equals $51,400 to $205,700 in this case. The spread reflects the real variation in how long roles stay open and how productive new employees are on day one versus month six.
Estimated cost of turnover: Data Scientists vs regional average
| Measure | Data Scientists | Regional average |
|---|---|---|
| Estimated cost of turnover | $102,830 | $79,075 |