Turnover Cost: Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Utah
Verified cost of employee turnover for the selected Secretaries and Administrative Assistants population in Utah, United States, drawn from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025-may).
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants · Utah, United States
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $47,530 for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Utah, 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 Utah, United States
Annual mean wage — the input to the estimate above, compared directly rather than as a derived range. See all 32 industries.
What this means
Utah's secretaries and administrative assistants earned an annual mean wage of $47,530 in May 2025. The replacement cost is estimated at $23,800 to $95,100 by applying SHRM's cited 50% to 200% multiplier to the wage. Your organization's actual cost depends on how long recruitment takes, how fast new staff ramp up, and work deferred.
Estimated cost of turnover: Secretaries and Administrative Assistants vs regional average
| Measure | Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | Regional average |
|---|---|---|
| Estimated cost of turnover | $47,530 | $82,038 |