Turnover Cost: Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics, Delaware

Verified cost of employee turnover for the selected Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics population in Delaware, United States, drawn from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025-may).

Estimated cost of turnover

Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics · Delaware, United States

$29,300 – $117,000estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $58,500 for Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics in Delaware, 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 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics compares in Delaware, United States

Annual mean wage — the input to the estimate above, compared directly rather than as a derived range. See all 31 industries.

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What this means

An Automotive Service Technician in Delaware earns an annual mean wage of $58,500, per the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025). Using SHRM's 50%-200% multiple, replacing a technician would cost an estimated $29,300 to $117,000. The actual figure will vary based on vacancy duration, onboarding time, and output loss.

Estimated cost of turnover: Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Delaware, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureAutomotive Service Technicians and MechanicsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$58,500$86,199

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