Turnover Cost: Software Developers, Ohio (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Software Developers · Ohio, United States

$59,900 – $239,700estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $119,860 for Software Developers in Ohio, 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 Ohio, United States

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

  • Computer and Information Systems Managers
  • General and Operations Managers
  • Software Developers
  • Information Security Analysts
  • Home Health and Personal Care Aides

What this means

Across Ohio, Software Developers earn an annual mean wage of $119,860 per Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Turnover costs range from $59,900 to $239,700 when applying SHRM's 50% to 200% replacement-cost rule to that wage. This range is a planning estimate; your real cost depends on search duration, interview rounds, background-check timing, and how fast your new hire delivers full output.

Estimated cost of turnover: Software Developers vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Ohio, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureSoftware DevelopersRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$119,860$81,132

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