Turnover Cost: Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics, Missouri

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics · Missouri, United States

$27,000 – $107,900estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $53,950 for Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics in Missouri, 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 Missouri, United States

Annual mean wage — the input to the estimate above, compared directly rather than as a derived range. See all 33 industries.

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What this means

In Missouri, the annual mean wage for automotive service technicians is $53,950. Replacing a technician costs $27,000 to $107,900, using SHRM's replacement cost range of 50% to 200% of salary. The actual expense varies with hiring speed and onboarding complexity.

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

Estimated cost of turnover in Missouri, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureAutomotive Service Technicians and MechanicsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$53,950$75,771

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