Turnover Cost: Software Developers, Kentucky (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Software Developers · Kentucky, United States

$60,400 – $241,500estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $120,730 for Software Developers in Kentucky, 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 Kentucky, United States

Annual mean wage — the input to the estimate above, compared directly rather than as a derived range. See all 32 industries.

  • Computer and Information Systems Managers
  • Database Architects
  • Software Developers
  • Computer Network Architects
  • Retail Salespersons

What this means

The Bureau of Labor Statistics puts Software Developers in Kentucky at an annual mean wage of $120,730 (May 2025). Replacing a developer costs $60,400 to $241,500 by applying SHRM's finding that replacement expenses range from 50% to 200% of annual salary. The $60,400 to $241,500 range is a planning estimate; your real figure depends on hiring timeline, how fast a new employee gets productive, and work stalled during the search.

Estimated cost of turnover: Software Developers vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Kentucky, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureSoftware DevelopersRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$120,730$74,981

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