Turnover Cost: Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, South Dakota

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants · South Dakota, United States

$21,000 – $84,100estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $42,030 for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in South Dakota, 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 Dakota, United States

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

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What this means

Across South Dakota, secretaries and administrative assistants earned an annual mean wage of $42,030 in May 2025. Replacing one costs an estimated $21,000 to $84,100 by applying SHRM's cited 50% to 200% multiplier to the wage. Your real cost will vary based on time-to-hire, onboarding speed, and work left pending.

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

Estimated cost of turnover in South Dakota, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureSecretaries and Administrative AssistantsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$42,030$75,439

Related benchmarks

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