Turnover Cost: Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics, Wisconsin

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics · Wisconsin, United States

$28,500 – $113,800estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $56,900 for Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics in Wisconsin, 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 Wisconsin, 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

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the annual mean wage for Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics in Wisconsin is $56,900. Replacing one of them costs an estimated $28,500 to $113,800, derived from applying SHRM's cited replacement-cost multiple of 50% to 200% of annual salary to that wage. An employer's real replacement cost depends on time-to-fill, ramp-up duration, and lost productivity.

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

Estimated cost of turnover in Wisconsin, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureAutomotive Service Technicians and MechanicsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$56,900$81,266

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