Turnover Cost: Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, New Hampshire

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants · New Hampshire, United States

$24,500 – $98,000estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $49,000 for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in New Hampshire, 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 New Hampshire, 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

Costs mount when a New Hampshire administrative assistant leaves. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an annual mean wage of $49,000, meaning replacement costs range from $24,500 to $98,000 using SHRM's 50% to 200% rule. The estimate assumes normal hiring and onboarding; your actual figure depends on time-to-fill, training pace, and disrupted workflow.

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

Estimated cost of turnover in New Hampshire, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureSecretaries and Administrative AssistantsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$49,000$85,774