Turnover Cost: Database Administrators, Ohio (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Database Administrators · Ohio, United States

$50,400 – $201,500estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $100,770 for Database Administrators in Ohio, 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 Ohio, 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

Ohio's Database Administrators earn an annual mean wage of $100,770 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Using the Work Institute's replacement-cost estimate of 33% to 200% of annual salary, the cost to replace one falls between $50,400 and $201,500. Your actual figure will be determined by your hiring timeline, training intensity, and how quickly the new hire becomes productive.

Estimated cost of turnover: Database Administrators vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Ohio, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureDatabase AdministratorsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$100,770$81,132

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