Turnover Cost: Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Delaware

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants · Delaware, United States

$24,600 – $98,300estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $49,140 for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Delaware, 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 Delaware, United States

Annual mean wage — the input to the estimate above, compared directly rather than as a derived range. See all 31 industries.

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What this means

Delaware reports an annual mean wage of $49,140 for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, per Bureau of Labor Statistics records. The estimated replacement cost at this wage level is $24,600 to $98,300, derived by applying SHRM's 50% to 200% replacement-cost multiple. What you'll actually spend depends on time-to-fill, how fast someone ramps up, and work delays during the vacancy.

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

Estimated cost of turnover in Delaware, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureSecretaries and Administrative AssistantsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$49,140$86,199

Related benchmarks

BenchmarkAccountants and Auditors, Delaware, United StatesEstimated cost of turnover: $97,930 (2025-may).BenchmarkAssemblers and Fabricators, Delaware, United StatesEstimated cost of turnover: $44,430 (2025-may).BenchmarkAutomotive Service Technicians and Mechanics, Delaware, United StatesEstimated cost of turnover: $58,500 (2025-may).BenchmarkComputer Network Architects, Delaware, United StatesEstimated cost of turnover: $143,630 (2025-may).