Turnover Cost: Database Administrators, Delaware (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Database Administrators · Delaware, United States

$55,100 – $220,200estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $110,100 for Database Administrators in Delaware, 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 Delaware, United States

Annual mean wage — the input to the estimate above, compared directly rather than as a derived range. See all 31 industries.

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What this means

Database Administrators in Delaware have an annual mean wage of $110,100, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The estimated cost to replace one ranges from $55,100 to $220,200, derived by applying SHRM's replacement-cost range of 50% to 200% of annual salary. Actual replacement costs depend on time-to-fill, ramp-up duration, and lost productivity in your organization.

Estimated cost of turnover: Database Administrators vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Delaware, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureDatabase AdministratorsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$110,100$86,199

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