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).
Database Architects · Illinois, United States
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.
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
| Measure | Database Architects | Regional average |
|---|---|---|
| Estimated cost of turnover | $144,790 | $86,267 |