Turnover Cost: Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Rhode Island
Verified cost of employee turnover for the selected Secretaries and Administrative Assistants population in Rhode Island, United States, drawn from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025-may).
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants · Rhode Island, United States
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $53,790 for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Rhode Island, 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 Rhode Island, 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
A secretary or administrative assistant in Rhode Island earned an annual mean wage of $53,790 in May 2025. Replacing one costs an estimated $26,900 to $107,600 by applying SHRM's cited 50% to 200% multiplier to the wage. Your organization's real cost depends on vacancy duration, training speed, and lost output.
Estimated cost of turnover: Secretaries and Administrative Assistants vs regional average
| Measure | Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | Regional average |
|---|---|---|
| Estimated cost of turnover | $53,790 | $88,206 |