Turnover Cost: Elementary School Teachers, Colorado (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Elementary School Teachers · Colorado, United States

$35,100 – $140,200estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $70,110 for Elementary School Teachers in Colorado, 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 Colorado, 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

At $70,110 annually, Colorado elementary school teachers earn the annual mean wage recorded by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Replacing one costs an estimated $35,100 to $140,200, using SHRM's 50% to 200% replacement-cost multiplier. The real figure for your school depends on recruitment pace, onboarding, and lost instruction time during the gap.

Estimated cost of turnover: Elementary School Teachers vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Colorado, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureElementary School TeachersRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$70,110$94,189

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