Turnover Cost: Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Mississippi

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants · Mississippi, United States

$19,800 – $79,200estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $39,590 for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Mississippi, 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 Mississippi, 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

Losing an administrative assistant in Mississippi means losing someone earning an annual mean wage of $39,590. The cost to fill that gap runs $19,800 to $79,200, using Gallup's finding that replacement costs range from 50% to 200% of salary. That estimate assumes a typical hiring and onboarding process; your actual cost will shift based on how fast you hire, how quickly they ramp up, and what work stalls in between.

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

Estimated cost of turnover in Mississippi, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureSecretaries and Administrative AssistantsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$39,590$66,966

Related benchmarks

BenchmarkAccountants and Auditors, Mississippi, United StatesEstimated cost of turnover: $77,680 (2025-may).BenchmarkAssemblers and Fabricators, Mississippi, United StatesEstimated cost of turnover: $43,870 (2025-may).BenchmarkAutomotive Service Technicians and Mechanics, Mississippi, United StatesEstimated cost of turnover: $45,650 (2025-may).BenchmarkComputer Network Architects, Mississippi, United StatesEstimated cost of turnover: $104,060 (2025-may).