Turnover Cost: Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics, Montana

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics · Montana, United States

$29,700 – $118,600estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $59,310 for Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics in Montana, 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 Montana, 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

$59,310 is the annual mean wage for automotive service technicians in Montana. Replacing a technician runs $29,700 to $118,600 when applying SHRM's replacement cost range of 50% to 200% of salary. Use this as a planning estimate; real costs depend on how quickly you fill the vacancy and how fast the replacement reaches productivity.

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

Estimated cost of turnover in Montana, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureAutomotive Service Technicians and MechanicsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$59,310$76,062

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