Turnover Cost: Software Developers, Delaware (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Software Developers · Delaware, United States

$69,100 – $276,200estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $138,110 for Software Developers in Delaware, 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 Delaware, United States

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

  • Computer and Information Systems Managers
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  • Software Developers
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What this means

Delaware's annual mean wage for Software Developers stands at $138,110 per the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Replace one and you face an estimated cost of $69,100 to $276,200 using SHRM's 50% to 200% multiple. That range accounts for the months between departure and a new developer reaching full productivity.

Estimated cost of turnover: Software Developers vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Delaware, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureSoftware DevelopersRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$138,110$86,199

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