Turnover Cost: Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Ohio

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants · Ohio, United States

$23,700 – $94,700estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $47,360 for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Ohio, 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 Ohio, 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
  • Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
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  • Assemblers and Fabricators
  • Home Health and Personal Care Aides

What this means

Turnover in an Ohio administrative role means losing productivity from someone earning an annual mean wage of $47,360. The replacement cost spans $23,700 to $94,700 based on SHRM's 50% to 200% multiple. Like all such estimates, this range assumes standard hiring and ramp-up timelines; real costs depend on your vacancy duration, integration speed, and work disruption.

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

Estimated cost of turnover in Ohio, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureSecretaries and Administrative AssistantsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$47,360$81,132

Related benchmarks

BenchmarkAccountants and Auditors, Ohio, United StatesEstimated cost of turnover: $88,280 (2025-may).BenchmarkAssemblers and Fabricators, Ohio, United StatesEstimated cost of turnover: $47,050 (2025-may).BenchmarkAutomotive Service Technicians and Mechanics, Ohio, United StatesEstimated cost of turnover: $54,590 (2025-may).BenchmarkComputer Network Architects, Ohio, United StatesEstimated cost of turnover: $133,060 (2025-may).