Turnover Cost: Software Developers, District of Columbia

Verified cost of employee turnover for the selected Software Developers population in District of Columbia, United States, drawn from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025-may).

Estimated cost of turnover

Software Developers · District of Columbia, United States

$72,200 – $288,900estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $144,430 for Software Developers in District of Columbia, 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 Software Developers compares in District of Columbia, 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

In the District of Columbia, Software Developers earn an annual mean wage of $144,430 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The estimated cost to replace one is $72,200 to $288,900, derived from SHRM's standard 50% to 200% replacement-cost guideline. The gap between low and high reflects real variability in hiring speed and productivity recovery.

Estimated cost of turnover: Software Developers vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in District of Columbia, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureSoftware DevelopersRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$144,430$99,584

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