Turnover Cost: Software Developers, Virginia (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Software Developers · Virginia, United States

$73,200 – $292,700estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $146,340 for Software Developers in Virginia, 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 Virginia, 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

Virginia's software developers earn an annual mean wage of $146,340 according to BLS data. That wage feeds into an estimated replacement cost of $73,200 to $292,700 when you apply the 50% to 200% multiple SHRM and Gallup cite. Your actual cost will shift based on time to hire, onboarding duration, and team productivity during the gap.

Estimated cost of turnover: Software Developers vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Virginia, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureSoftware DevelopersRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$146,340$90,036

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