Turnover Cost: Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Nebraska
Verified cost of employee turnover for the selected Secretaries and Administrative Assistants population in Nebraska, United States, drawn from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025-may).
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants · Nebraska, United States
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $47,820 for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Nebraska, 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 Nebraska, United States
Annual mean wage — the input to the estimate above, compared directly rather than as a derived range. See all 33 industries.
What this means
When an administrative assistant leaves a Nebraska workplace, the employer loses someone earning an annual mean wage of $47,820. Replacing them costs between $23,900 and $95,600, based on the 50% to 200% rule SHRM publishes for replacement costs. The range assumes normal hiring and integration; your actual cost shifts with how long you hire, how new hires integrate, and workflow disruption.
Estimated cost of turnover: Secretaries and Administrative Assistants vs regional average
| Measure | Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | Regional average |
|---|---|---|
| Estimated cost of turnover | $47,820 | $76,434 |