Turnover Cost: Database Architects, South Carolina (2025)
Verified cost of employee turnover for the selected Database Architects population in South Carolina, United States, drawn from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025-may).
Database Architects · South Carolina, United States
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $133,300 for Database Architects in South Carolina, 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 South Carolina, 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
Staffing a database team in South Carolina means working with architects earning an annual mean wage of $133,300, per the Bureau of Labor Statistics. When one departs, replacement costs run an estimated $66,700 to $266,600 by applying SHRM's research that replacement runs 50% to 200% of salary. Your actual cost depends on hiring speed, ramp-up duration, and the work that backs up.
Estimated cost of turnover: Database Architects vs regional average
| Measure | Database Architects | Regional average |
|---|---|---|
| Estimated cost of turnover | $133,300 | $79,075 |