Turnover Cost: Electricians, North Carolina (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Electricians · North Carolina, United States

$28,400 – $113,700estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $56,850 for Electricians in North Carolina, 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 North Carolina, 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

North Carolina's electricians have an annual mean wage of $56,850 based on May 2025 data. If one of them leaves, the estimated replacement cost is $28,400 to $113,700, derived from applying Gallup's estimate that the cost of replacing an employee ranges from one-half to two times annual salary. Your specific replacement cost will be shaped by hiring timelines, how quickly new staff reach full productivity, and downtime in your operations.

Estimated cost of turnover: Electricians vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in North Carolina, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureElectriciansRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$56,850$82,246

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