Turnover Cost: Software Developers, Minnesota (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Software Developers · Minnesota, United States

$63,800 – $255,100estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $127,530 for Software Developers in Minnesota, 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 Minnesota, 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

When building an engineering team in Minnesota, Software Developers carry an annual mean wage of $127,530 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025). If one leaves, replacement costs land between $63,800 and $255,100 by applying SHRM's estimate that replacement ranges from 50% to 200% of annual salary. The $63,800 to $255,100 range is a planning estimate; your real replacement cost depends on how quickly you hire, how fast the new person gets productive, and productivity lapses during the opening.

Estimated cost of turnover: Software Developers vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Minnesota, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureSoftware DevelopersRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$127,530$86,308

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