Turnover Cost: Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics, Tennessee

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics · Tennessee, United States

$27,300 – $109,200estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $54,590 for Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics in Tennessee, 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 Tennessee, 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

Workforce data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows an annual mean wage of $54,590 for automotive service technicians and mechanics in Tennessee. Replacing one costs $27,300 to $109,200 by SHRM's estimate (50% to 200% of salary). That range assumes typical hiring delays and training loads; your cost depends on your market and onboarding pace.

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

Estimated cost of turnover in Tennessee, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureAutomotive Service Technicians and MechanicsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$54,590$77,144

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