Turnover Cost: Electricians, Iowa (2025)
Verified cost of employee turnover for the selected Electricians population in Iowa, United States, drawn from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025-may).
Electricians · Iowa, United States
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $63,190 for Electricians in Iowa, 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 Iowa, United States
Annual mean wage — the input to the estimate above, compared directly rather than as a derived range. See all 33 industries.
What this means
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an annual mean wage of $63,190 for electricians in Iowa as of May 2025. Based on replacement-cost research from SHRM and Gallup, losing an electrician costs between $31,600 and $126,400 when accounting for recruitment, training, and lost productivity. That range applies the cited 50–200% replacement multiplier to the annual wage, not a government estimate. Real costs depend on how quickly you fill the role and how long ramp-up takes.
Estimated cost of turnover: Electricians vs regional average
| Measure | Electricians | Regional average |
|---|---|---|
| Estimated cost of turnover | $63,190 | $75,472 |