Turnover Cost: Database Administrators, Arizona (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Database Administrators · Arizona, United States

$52,400 – $209,500estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $104,750 for Database Administrators in Arizona, 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 Arizona, 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

Arizona's Database Administrators carry an annual mean wage of $104,750, according to May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Applying the 50% to 200% replacement-cost multiplier that SHRM identified yields an estimated loss of $52,400 to $209,500 per departure. The range spans direct recruitment and training expenses plus the hidden cost of delayed project work during the vacancy and ramp-up period.

Estimated cost of turnover: Database Administrators vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Arizona, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureDatabase AdministratorsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$104,750$84,280

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