Turnover Cost: Software Developers, New Jersey (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Software Developers · New Jersey, United States

$71,900 – $287,600estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $143,800 for Software Developers in New Jersey, 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 New Jersey, 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

In New Jersey, Software Developers earn an annual mean wage of $143,800, reflecting the state's established tech ecosystem. Replacing one costs $71,900 to $287,600 when using SHRM's 50% to 200% cost-of-replacement rule applied to that wage. This is a planning estimate; real costs include recruitment, signing bonuses, onboarding, and lost output during transition.

Estimated cost of turnover: Software Developers vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in New Jersey, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureSoftware DevelopersRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$143,800$97,203