Turnover Cost: Software Developers, Georgia (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Software Developers · Georgia, United States

$66,100 – $264,300estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $132,150 for Software Developers in Georgia, 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 Georgia, United States

Annual mean wage — the input to the estimate above, compared directly rather than as a derived range. See all 33 industries.

  • Computer and Information Systems Managers
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What this means

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an annual mean wage of $132,150 for Software Developers in Georgia. Using SHRM's standard 50% to 200% replacement-cost multiple, that wage translates to an estimated cost of $66,100 to $264,300 per departure. Plan for the middle of the range unless your hiring process is notably fast or slow.

Estimated cost of turnover: Software Developers vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Georgia, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureSoftware DevelopersRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$132,150$83,454

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