Turnover Cost: Elementary School Teachers, Arkansas (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Elementary School Teachers · Arkansas, United States

$28,100 – $112,400estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $56,210 for Elementary School Teachers in Arkansas, 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 Elementary School Teachers compares in Arkansas, United States

Annual mean wage — the input to the estimate above, compared directly rather than as a derived range. See all 31 industries.

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What this means

In Arkansas, the annual mean wage for elementary school teachers was $56,210. The cost to replace one of them is estimated at $28,100 to $112,400, applying the 50% to 200% replacement-cost multiple from SHRM. The actual impact on your budget depends on your district's hiring timeline, the new teacher's learning curve, and any work left pending during the gap.

Estimated cost of turnover: Elementary School Teachers vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Arkansas, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureElementary School TeachersRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$56,210$69,554

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