Turnover Cost: Database Administrators, Mississippi (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Database Administrators · Mississippi, United States

$43,500 – $174,100estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $87,050 for Database Administrators in Mississippi, 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 Mississippi, United States

Annual mean wage — the input to the estimate above, compared directly rather than as a derived range. See all 33 industries.

  • Computer and Information Systems Managers
  • Network and Computer Systems Administrators
  • Database Administrators
  • Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
  • Waiters and Waitresses

What this means

Mississippi Database Administrators earn an annual mean wage of $87,050 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Gallup estimates that replacement costs run one-half to two times annual salary, a range of $43,500 to $174,100. The variance reflects how quickly you hire, how long onboarding takes, and the role's priority to your business.

Estimated cost of turnover: Database Administrators vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Mississippi, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureDatabase AdministratorsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$87,050$66,966

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