Turnover Cost: Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Vermont

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants · Vermont, United States

$25,100 – $100,300estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $50,160 for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Vermont, 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 Vermont, United States

Annual mean wage — the input to the estimate above, compared directly rather than as a derived range. See all 31 industries.

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What this means

Vermont data set the annual mean wage for secretaries and administrative assistants at $50,160 in May 2025. Replacing one costs an estimated $25,100 to $100,300 by applying SHRM's cited 50% to 200% multiplier to the wage. Actual costs vary with hiring timeline, ramp-up duration, and the work that stalls.

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

Estimated cost of turnover in Vermont, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureSecretaries and Administrative AssistantsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$50,160$80,436

Related benchmarks

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