Turnover Cost: Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, South Carolina

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants · South Carolina, United States

$22,500 – $90,000estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $45,010 for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in South Carolina, 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 South Carolina, 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

South Carolina put its secretaries and administrative assistants at an annual mean wage of $45,010 in May 2025. The replacement cost is estimated at $22,500 to $90,000 when applying SHRM's cited 50% to 200% multiplier to the wage. Hiring speed, ramp-up time, and work deferred drive your actual figure.

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

Estimated cost of turnover in South Carolina, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureSecretaries and Administrative AssistantsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$45,010$79,075

Related benchmarks

BenchmarkAccountants and Auditors, South Carolina, United StatesEstimated cost of turnover: $85,390 (2025-may).BenchmarkAssemblers and Fabricators, South Carolina, United StatesEstimated cost of turnover: $47,940 (2025-may).BenchmarkAutomotive Service Technicians and Mechanics, South Carolina, United StatesEstimated cost of turnover: $52,420 (2025-may).BenchmarkComputer Network Architects, South Carolina, United StatesEstimated cost of turnover: $136,370 (2025-may).