Turnover Cost: Software Developers, Rhode Island (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Software Developers · Rhode Island, United States

$64,500 – $258,200estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $129,080 for Software Developers in Rhode Island, 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 Rhode Island, 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
  • Computer Network Architects
  • Software Developers
  • Computer Systems Analysts
  • Retail Salespersons

What this means

Losing a Rhode Island developer means losing someone earning an annual mean wage of $129,080. Using the 50% to 200% replacement-cost multiple SHRM and Gallup recommend, the cost of a departure is $64,500 to $258,200. That's an estimate; your actual expense depends on hiring timeline, ramp-up duration, and output lost during the gap.

Estimated cost of turnover: Software Developers vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Rhode Island, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureSoftware DevelopersRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$129,080$88,206

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