Turnover Cost: Software Developers, Maryland (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Software Developers · Maryland, United States

$75,800 – $303,100estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $151,560 for Software Developers in Maryland, 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 Maryland, United States

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

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What this means

An organization in Maryland hiring a Software Developer faces an annual mean wage of $151,560 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025). The replacement cost, should one leave, ranges from $75,800 to $303,100 by applying SHRM's finding that replacement expenses span 50% to 200% of annual salary. The $75,800 to $303,100 range is a planning estimate; your actual replacement cost depends on hiring speed, how fast the new employee ramps up, and productivity stalled during the vacancy.

Estimated cost of turnover: Software Developers vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Maryland, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureSoftware DevelopersRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$151,560$93,226

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