Turnover Cost: Assemblers and Fabricators, Kentucky (2025)
Verified cost of employee turnover for the selected Assemblers and Fabricators population in Kentucky, United States, drawn from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025-may).
Assemblers and Fabricators · Kentucky, United States
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $49,440 for Assemblers and Fabricators in Kentucky, 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 Assemblers and Fabricators compares in Kentucky, United States
Annual mean wage — the input to the estimate above, compared directly rather than as a derived range. See all 32 industries.
What this means
$49,440 is the annual mean wage in Kentucky for this occupation as of May 2025, per the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Using SHRM's replacement-cost estimate of 50% to 200% of salary, departures cost between $24,700 and $98,900. Your organization's actual cost depends on time-to-hire, productivity ramp-up, and the backlog that accumulates while you search.
Estimated cost of turnover: Assemblers and Fabricators vs regional average
| Measure | Assemblers and Fabricators | Regional average |
|---|---|---|
| Estimated cost of turnover | $49,440 | $74,981 |