Turnover Cost: Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Texas

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants · Texas, United States

$22,900 – $91,700estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $45,850 for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Texas, 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 Texas, United States

Annual mean wage — the input to the estimate above, compared directly rather than as a derived range. See all 33 industries.

  • Computer and Information Systems Managers
  • Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
  • Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
  • Customer Service Representatives
  • Home Health and Personal Care Aides

What this means

Texas recorded an annual mean wage of $45,850 for secretaries and administrative assistants in May 2025. Replacing one costs an estimated $22,900 to $91,700 when you apply SHRM's cited 50% to 200% multiplier to that wage. Time-to-fill, ramp-up speed, and lost productivity all factor into your true cost.

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

Estimated cost of turnover in Texas, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureSecretaries and Administrative AssistantsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$45,850$83,466

Related benchmarks

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