Turnover Cost: Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Oregon

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants · Oregon, United States

$27,000 – $108,100estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $54,070 for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Oregon, 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 Oregon, United States

Annual mean wage — the input to the estimate above, compared directly rather than as a derived range. See all 32 industries.

  • Computer and Information Systems Managers
  • Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
  • Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
  • Medical Assistants
  • Retail Salespersons

What this means

At $54,070, Oregon's secretaries and administrative assistants earned their annual mean wage in May 2025. The replacement cost is estimated at $27,000 to $108,100 by applying SHRM's cited 50% to 200% multiplier to the wage. Your real figure will shift based on time-to-fill, ramp-up duration, and lost productivity.

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

Estimated cost of turnover in Oregon, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureSecretaries and Administrative AssistantsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$54,070$90,225

Related benchmarks

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