Turnover Cost: Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics, Texas

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics · Texas, United States

$26,500 – $106,000estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $52,980 for Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics in Texas, 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 Texas, 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

Texas service technicians earn an annual mean wage of $52,980. The cost to replace one spans $26,500 to $106,000 when you apply SHRM's 50%-to-200% replacement-cost rule. Your specific cost surfaces based on how long the position is vacant, the newcomer's prior experience, and your training intensity.

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

Estimated cost of turnover in Texas, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureAutomotive Service Technicians and MechanicsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$52,980$83,466

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