Turnover Cost: Database Administrators, Louisiana (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Database Administrators · Louisiana, United States

$49,100 – $196,200estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $98,120 for Database Administrators in Louisiana, 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 Louisiana, United States

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

  • Computer and Information Systems Managers
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  • Database Administrators
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  • Waiters and Waitresses

What this means

With an annual mean wage of $98,120, Database Administrators in Louisiana earn that figure per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Replacing one costs an estimated $49,100 to $196,200, calculated using SHRM's 50 to 200 percent replacement-cost multiple applied to that wage. Time-to-fill, new hire ramp-up, and lost productivity all shape your actual replacement cost.

Estimated cost of turnover: Database Administrators vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Louisiana, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureDatabase AdministratorsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$98,120$68,213

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