Turnover Cost: Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics, New York

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics · New York, United States

$29,600 – $118,200estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $59,110 for Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics in New York, 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 New York, 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

Across New York, the annual mean wage for automotive service technicians hits $59,110. Replacing one technician costs $29,600 to $118,200 using SHRM's 50% to 200% replacement cost multiples. The actual figure depends on hiring speed and how quickly the replacement reaches full productivity.

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

Estimated cost of turnover in New York, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureAutomotive Service Technicians and MechanicsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$59,110$98,119

Related benchmarks

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