Turnover Cost: Database Architects, Kentucky (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Database Architects · Kentucky, United States

$62,100 – $248,300estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $124,130 for Database Architects in Kentucky, 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 Kentucky, United States

Annual mean wage — the input to the estimate above, compared directly rather than as a derived range. See all 32 industries.

  • Computer and Information Systems Managers
  • Database Architects
  • Software Developers
  • Retail Salespersons

What this means

Kentucky's Database Architects carry an annual mean wage of $124,130 per the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025). The estimated cost to replace one ranges from $62,100 to $248,300, calculated using the Gallup estimate (50% to 200% of salary) against that wage. Organizations should treat this as a planning baseline, adjusted for their own hiring speed and onboarding pace.

Estimated cost of turnover: Database Architects vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Kentucky, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureDatabase ArchitectsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$124,130$74,981

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