Turnover Cost: Database Architects, Illinois (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Database Architects · Illinois, United States

$72,400 – $289,600estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $144,790 for Database Architects in Illinois, 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 Illinois, 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

Illinois Database Architects have an annual mean wage of $144,790 (May 2025, Bureau of Labor Statistics). If one leaves, the estimated replacement cost ranges from $72,400 to $289,600, using the SHRM benchmark (50% to 200% of salary) applied to that wage. Time-to-fill, onboarding length, and lost output during the gap all affect the real cost to your organization.

Estimated cost of turnover: Database Architects vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Illinois, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureDatabase ArchitectsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$144,790$86,267