Turnover Cost: Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics, Virginia

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics · Virginia, United States

$30,800 – $123,200estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $61,600 for Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics in Virginia, 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 Virginia, 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

Replacing a service technician in Virginia begins with the annual mean wage of $61,600. Apply SHRM's 50%-to-200% replacement-cost multiplier and you get $30,800 to $123,200 as your cost range. The actual number depends on local hiring conditions, the hire's background, and your training timeline.

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

Estimated cost of turnover in Virginia, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureAutomotive Service Technicians and MechanicsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$61,600$90,036

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