Turnover Cost: Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Missouri

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants · Missouri, United States

$22,400 – $89,500estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $44,750 for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Missouri, 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 Missouri, United States

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

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What this means

Missouri's administrative workforce earned an annual mean wage of $44,750 in May 2025, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Replacing one costs $22,400 to $89,500 using SHRM's 50% to 200% replacement-cost rule. The range is a planning tool; actual costs shift based on your hiring timeline, how fast new people become productive, and work disruption during gaps.

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

Estimated cost of turnover in Missouri, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureSecretaries and Administrative AssistantsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$44,750$75,771

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