Turnover Cost: Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics, Mississippi

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics · Mississippi, United States

$22,800 – $91,300estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $45,650 for Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics in Mississippi, 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 Mississippi, 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

Mississippi technicians working in automotive service earn an annual mean wage of $45,650. The replacement cost for one technician ranges from $22,800 to $91,300 based on Gallup's 50% to 200% replacement cost model. This figure accounts for both direct hiring costs and the lost productivity during ramp-up.

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

Estimated cost of turnover in Mississippi, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureAutomotive Service Technicians and MechanicsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$45,650$66,966

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