Turnover Cost: Data Scientists, Tennessee (2025)
Verified cost of employee turnover for the selected Data Scientists population in Tennessee, United States, drawn from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025-may).
Data Scientists · Tennessee, United States
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $105,200 for Data Scientists in Tennessee, 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 Tennessee, United States
Annual mean wage — the input to the estimate above, compared directly rather than as a derived range. See all 32 industries.
What this means
Tennessee's annual mean wage for Data Scientists is $105,200, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics figures. Applying Gallup's 50% to 200% replacement-cost range to that wage yields an estimate of $52,600 to $210,400. The wide spread reflects multiple costs: recruiting, training, lost output, and the ramp-up period before the new hire reaches full productivity.
Estimated cost of turnover: Data Scientists vs regional average
| Measure | Data Scientists | Regional average |
|---|---|---|
| Estimated cost of turnover | $105,200 | $77,144 |