Turnover Cost: Database Administrators, Georgia (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Database Administrators · Georgia, United States

$54,300 – $217,200estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $108,580 for Database Administrators in Georgia, 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 Georgia, 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

Georgia Database Administrators command an annual mean wage of $108,580 according to May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics data. The cost to replace one sits in the estimated range of $54,300 to $217,200, derived by applying SHRM's 50% to 200% replacement-cost multiple to that wage. Organizations should view this as a starting point for their own cost modeling, adjusted for their market's hiring timeline and the time required for role mastery.

Estimated cost of turnover: Database Administrators vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Georgia, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureDatabase AdministratorsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$108,580$83,454

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