Turnover Cost: Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Oklahoma

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants · Oklahoma, United States

$20,500 – $82,100estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $41,070 for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Oklahoma, 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 Oklahoma, 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

Oklahoma set an annual mean wage of $41,070 for secretaries and administrative assistants in May 2025. Replacing one costs an estimated $20,500 to $82,100 when applying SHRM's cited 50% to 200% multiplier to the wage. Your actual cost depends on how quickly you fill the role, how fast staff ramp up, and the work you defer.

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

Estimated cost of turnover in Oklahoma, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureSecretaries and Administrative AssistantsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$41,070$74,288

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