Turnover Cost: Elementary School Teachers, California (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Elementary School Teachers · California, United States

$47,800 – $191,300estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $95,670 for Elementary School Teachers in California, 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 California, United States

Annual mean wage — the input to the estimate above, compared directly rather than as a derived range. See all 33 industries.

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What this means

The annual mean wage for elementary school teachers in California is $95,670, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Estimated replacement cost for one vacancy: $47,800 to $191,300, based on applying SHRM's 50% to 200% multiple. Actual cost will depend on California's tight hiring market, ramp-up time, and the effects of unfilled classroom time.

Estimated cost of turnover: Elementary School Teachers vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in California, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureElementary School TeachersRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$95,670$104,696

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