Turnover Cost: Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Washington

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants · Washington, United States

$29,100 – $116,300estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $58,130 for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Washington, 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 Washington, 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

Washington's secretaries and administrative assistants earned an annual mean wage of $58,130 in May 2025. The replacement cost is estimated at $29,100 to $116,300 when applying SHRM's cited 50% to 200% multiplier to the wage. Actual costs depend on time-to-fill, ramp-up speed, and lost productivity.

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

Estimated cost of turnover in Washington, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureSecretaries and Administrative AssistantsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$58,130$103,874

Related benchmarks

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