Turnover Cost: Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Minnesota

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants · Minnesota, United States

$26,300 – $105,400estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $52,690 for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Minnesota, 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 Minnesota, United States

Annual mean wage — the input to the estimate above, compared directly rather than as a derived range. See all 33 industries.

  • Computer and Information Systems Managers
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  • Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
  • Customer Service Representatives
  • Waiters and Waitresses

What this means

Planning the cost of administrative staff turnover in Minnesota requires understanding both current wages and replacement-cost multiples. The Bureau of Labor Statistics sets the annual mean wage for secretaries and administrative assistants in Minnesota at $52,690. Replacing one costs an estimated $26,300 to $105,400 using SHRM's 50% to 200% multiple, depending on time-to-fill and ramp-up speed.

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

Estimated cost of turnover in Minnesota, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureSecretaries and Administrative AssistantsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$52,690$86,308

Related benchmarks

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