Turnover Cost: Data Scientists, Wisconsin (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Data Scientists · Wisconsin, United States

$58,300 – $233,200estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $116,600 for Data Scientists in Wisconsin, 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 Wisconsin, United States

Annual mean wage — the input to the estimate above, compared directly rather than as a derived range. See all 32 industries.

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What this means

Wisconsin's Data Scientists earn an annual mean wage of $116,600 according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data. SHRM's 50% to 200% replacement-cost range applied to that wage gives an estimated $58,300 to $233,200. This estimate is a planning baseline, though your organization's real cost hinges on how vacancies are managed and how quickly new hires reach full productivity.

Estimated cost of turnover: Data Scientists vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Wisconsin, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureData ScientistsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$116,600$81,266