Turnover Cost: Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics, North Carolina

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics · North Carolina, United States

$26,800 – $107,000estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $53,510 for Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics in North Carolina, 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 North Carolina, 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

North Carolina sets an annual mean wage of $53,510 for automotive service technicians. Replacing one technician costs $26,800 to $107,000 when applying Gallup's 50% to 200% replacement cost research. Use this as a planning figure; actual costs depend on time to fill and ramp-up speed.

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

Estimated cost of turnover in North Carolina, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureAutomotive Service Technicians and MechanicsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$53,510$82,246

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