Turnover Cost: Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Hawaii

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants · Hawaii, United States

$26,400 – $105,700estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $52,870 for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Hawaii, 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 Hawaii, 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

The annual mean wage for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Hawaii is $52,870, per Bureau of Labor Statistics records. Replacing one costs $26,400 to $105,700 when you apply SHRM's 50% to 200% replacement-cost multiple to that salary. Time-to-fill, training period, and lost work all factor into your real expense.

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

Estimated cost of turnover in Hawaii, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureSecretaries and Administrative AssistantsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$52,870$86,052

Related benchmarks

BenchmarkAccountants and Auditors, Hawaii, United StatesEstimated cost of turnover: $79,300 (2025-may).BenchmarkAssemblers and Fabricators, Hawaii, United StatesEstimated cost of turnover: $55,230 (2025-may).BenchmarkAutomotive Service Technicians and Mechanics, Hawaii, United StatesEstimated cost of turnover: $56,180 (2025-may).BenchmarkComputer Network Architects, Hawaii, United StatesEstimated cost of turnover: $118,260 (2025-may).