Turnover Cost: Database Architects, Alabama (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Database Architects · Alabama, United States

$59,400 – $237,600estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $118,790 for Database Architects in Alabama, 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 Architects compares in Alabama, 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

At $118,790, the annual mean wage for Database Architects in Alabama reflects strong market demand, per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Replacing one carries an estimated cost between $59,400 and $237,600, using Gallup's 50% to 200% replacement-cost model applied to that salary. Your actual cost depends on hiring speed and how long ramp-up takes.

Estimated cost of turnover: Database Architects vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Alabama, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureDatabase ArchitectsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$118,790$75,035

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