Turnover Cost: Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics, Kentucky

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics · Kentucky, United States

$24,000 – $96,000estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $47,990 for Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 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 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 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.

  • Computer and Information Systems Managers
  • Assemblers and Fabricators
  • Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
  • Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
  • Retail Salespersons

What this means

Kentucky's Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics command an annual mean wage of $47,990. Losing one carries an estimated replacement cost between $24,000 and $96,000, based on Gallup's research on the multiples involved in hiring and training a replacement. The cost is not fixed; it swings with your fill time, onboarding duration, and the productivity period before the new technician carries a full load.

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

Estimated cost of turnover in Kentucky, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureAutomotive Service Technicians and MechanicsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$47,990$74,981

Related benchmarks

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