Turnover Cost: Electricians, Kentucky (2025)
Verified cost of employee turnover for the selected Electricians population in Kentucky, United States, drawn from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025-may).
Electricians · Kentucky, United States
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $61,410 for Electricians in Kentucky, 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 Kentucky, United States
Annual mean wage — the input to the estimate above, compared directly rather than as a derived range. See all 32 industries.
What this means
An annual mean wage of $61,410 is what the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports for electricians in Kentucky (May 2025). Replacing one carries an estimated cost of $30,700 to $122,800, based on SHRM's and Gallup's 50–200% replacement-cost ratio applied to that wage. The estimate is a planning tool and does not account for uneven downtime or the difficulty of backfilling mid-project. Your actual turnover cost depends on time-to-hire, internal training investment, and whether departures are planned or sudden.
Estimated cost of turnover: Electricians vs regional average
| Measure | Electricians | Regional average |
|---|---|---|
| Estimated cost of turnover | $61,410 | $74,981 |