Turnover Cost: Database Administrators, Missouri (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Database Administrators · Missouri, United States

$51,000 – $203,900estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $101,960 for Database Administrators in Missouri, 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 Missouri, 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

In Missouri, the Bureau of Labor Statistics puts the annual mean wage for Database Administrators at $101,960. Using SHRM's replacement-cost model of 50% to 200% of annual salary, the cost to replace one is estimated at $51,000 to $203,900. That range reflects recruitment, training, and lost productivity; your actual number will turn on time-to-fill, ramp speed, and the role's impact on operations.

Estimated cost of turnover: Database Administrators vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Missouri, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureDatabase AdministratorsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$101,960$75,771