Turnover Cost: Database Administrators, Wisconsin (2025)
Verified cost of employee turnover for the selected Database Administrators population in Wisconsin, United States, drawn from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025-may).
Database Administrators · Wisconsin, United States
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $103,890 for Database Administrators in Wisconsin, 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 Wisconsin, United States
Annual mean wage — the input to the estimate above, compared directly rather than as a derived range. See all 32 industries.
What this means
Wisconsin database administrators earn an annual mean wage of $103,890 according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Replacing one of these professionals costs an estimated $51,900 to $207,800 when using SHRM's replacement-cost rule of thumb, which puts turnover costs at 50% to 200% of annual salary. The actual cost to an employer depends on how quickly the role gets filled, how long ramp-up takes, and the productivity loss during the transition.
Estimated cost of turnover: Database Administrators vs regional average
| Measure | Database Administrators | Regional average |
|---|---|---|
| Estimated cost of turnover | $103,890 | $81,266 |