Turnover Cost: Software Developers, North Carolina (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Software Developers · North Carolina, United States

$68,500 – $273,900estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $136,940 for Software Developers in North Carolina, 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 North Carolina, 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
  • Software Developers
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What this means

For Software Developers in North Carolina, the annual mean wage is $136,940 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The cost to replace one ranges from $68,500 to $273,900 when you apply SHRM's 50% to 200% cost-of-replacement rule to that wage. This range is a planning estimate; your real cost depends on recruiting speed, onboarding duration, and how quickly your new developer becomes productive.

Estimated cost of turnover: Software Developers vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in North Carolina, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureSoftware DevelopersRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$136,940$82,246

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