Turnover Cost: Electricians, New York (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Electricians · New York, United States

$42,400 – $169,700estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $84,860 for Electricians in New York, 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 New York, United States

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What this means

In New York, electricians earn an annual mean wage of $84,860 per May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Replacing a departing electrician costs between $42,400 and $169,700 when you apply Gallup's estimate that the cost of replacing an employee runs from one-half to two times annual salary. Real replacement costs vary with your time-to-fill, training period, and any productivity loss during the hiring and onboarding cycle.

Estimated cost of turnover: Electricians vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in New York, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureElectriciansRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$84,860$98,119

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