Turnover Cost: Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics, Hawaii

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics · Hawaii, United States

$28,100 – $112,400estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $56,180 for Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics in Hawaii, 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 Hawaii, United States

Annual mean wage — the input to the estimate above, compared directly rather than as a derived range. See all 32 industries.

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What this means

Hawaii reports an annual mean wage of $56,180 for Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025). Using Gallup's 50%-200% multiple, the estimated cost ranges from $28,100 to $112,400. Your actual cost will depend on how long the role remains unfilled, how fast the new hire ramps up, and what productivity you lose in between.

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

Estimated cost of turnover in Hawaii, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureAutomotive Service Technicians and MechanicsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$56,180$86,052

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