Turnover Cost: Software Developers, West Virginia (2025)
Verified cost of employee turnover for the selected Software Developers population in West Virginia, United States, drawn from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025-may).
Software Developers · West Virginia, United States
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $118,410 for Software Developers in West 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 West Virginia, United States
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What this means
West Virginia's Software Developers earned an annual mean wage of $118,410 in May 2025, per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Replacing one of them costs an estimated $59,200 to $236,800, derived from SHRM's 50% to 200% replacement-cost multiple applied to that wage. The actual cost in your organization will depend on hiring speed, onboarding duration, and lost productivity.
Estimated cost of turnover: Software Developers vs regional average
| Measure | Software Developers | Regional average |
|---|---|---|
| Estimated cost of turnover | $118,410 | $66,981 |