Turnover Cost: Software Developers, Louisiana (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Software Developers · Louisiana, United States

$54,100 – $216,500estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $108,270 for Software Developers in Louisiana, 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 Louisiana, United States

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

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What this means

Louisiana's Software Developers earn an annual mean wage of $108,270 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025). Replacing one falls between $54,100 and $216,500 when you apply SHRM's range showing replacement costs run from 50% to 200% of annual salary. The $54,100 to $216,500 range is a planning estimate; your actual replacement cost depends on how quickly you hire, how fast onboarding proceeds, and productivity lost.

Estimated cost of turnover: Software Developers vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Louisiana, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureSoftware DevelopersRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$108,270$68,213

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