Turnover Cost: Database Administrators, South Carolina

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Database Administrators · South Carolina, United States

$49,300 – $197,300estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $98,670 for Database Administrators in South Carolina, 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 South Carolina, 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
  • Computer Programmers
  • Database Administrators
  • Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
  • Waiters and Waitresses

What this means

South Carolina organizations should anticipate replacement costs of $49,300 to $197,300 when losing a Database Administrator. This estimate comes from applying SHRM's 50% to 200% replacement-cost multiple to the annual mean wage of $98,670 (Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025). Actual replacement costs depend on factors like time-to-fill, ramp-up, and lost productivity.

Estimated cost of turnover: Database Administrators vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in South Carolina, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureDatabase AdministratorsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$98,670$79,075

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