Turnover Cost: Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, District of Columbia

Verified cost of employee turnover for the selected Secretaries and Administrative Assistants population in District of Columbia, United States, drawn from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025-may).

Estimated cost of turnover

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants · District of Columbia, United States

$30,600 – $122,500estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $61,270 for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in District of Columbia, 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 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants compares in District of Columbia, United States

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

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What this means

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in the District of Columbia have an annual mean wage of $61,270 from Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Replacing one of them costs between $30,600 and $122,500 when you apply SHRM's 50% to 200% replacement-cost multiple. Your actual spending depends on vacancy duration, onboarding pace, and work interruption.

Estimated cost of turnover: Secretaries and Administrative Assistants vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in District of Columbia, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureSecretaries and Administrative AssistantsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$61,270$99,584

Related benchmarks

BenchmarkAccountants and Auditors, District of Columbia, United StatesEstimated cost of turnover: $122,680 (2025-may).BenchmarkAssemblers and Fabricators, District of Columbia, United StatesEstimated cost of turnover: $52,150 (2025-may).BenchmarkAutomotive Service Technicians and Mechanics, District of Columbia, United StatesEstimated cost of turnover: $67,910 (2025-may).BenchmarkComputer Network Architects, District of Columbia, United StatesEstimated cost of turnover: $145,960 (2025-may).