Turnover Cost: Electricians, California (2025)

Verified cost of employee turnover for the selected Electricians population in California, United States, drawn from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025-may).

Estimated cost of turnover

Electricians · California, United States

$42,900 – $171,700estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $85,860 for Electricians in California, 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 Electricians compares in California, 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

California's Electricians earn an annual mean wage of $85,860. If one leaves, the replacement cost falls in the $42,900 to $171,700 range, calculated by applying SHRM's 50% to 200% rule of thumb to that wage. The real number depends on how long the position sits vacant, what training burden falls on the team, and revenue lost during transition.

Estimated cost of turnover: Electricians vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in California, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureElectriciansRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$85,860$104,696

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