Turnover Cost: Software Developers, Pennsylvania (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Software Developers · Pennsylvania, United States

$64,100 – $256,200estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $128,110 for Software Developers in Pennsylvania, 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 Pennsylvania, 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
  • Computer Network Architects
  • Software Developers
  • General and Operations Managers
  • Home Health and Personal Care Aides

What this means

$128,110 is the annual mean wage for software developers in Pennsylvania. When you use the replacement-cost range SHRM and Gallup cite (50% to 200% of salary), a departure costs $64,100 to $256,200 to backfill. Your real cost will shift based on time-to-fill, onboarding speed, and productivity loss while the role is open.

Estimated cost of turnover: Software Developers vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Pennsylvania, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureSoftware DevelopersRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$128,110$80,393

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