Turnover Cost: Database Administrators, Alabama (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Database Administrators · Alabama, United States

$48,300 – $193,000estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $96,500 for Database Administrators in Alabama, 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 Database Administrators compares in Alabama, 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

Losing a Database Administrator in Alabama means replacing someone with an annual mean wage of $96,500 per May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Using SHRM's 50% to 200% replacement-cost multiplier, that loss translates to an estimated $48,300 to $193,000 cost to the organization. The actual figure depends on local hiring timelines and how quickly the new hire reaches full effectiveness in the role.

Estimated cost of turnover: Database Administrators vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Alabama, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureDatabase AdministratorsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$96,500$75,035

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