Turnover Cost: Elementary School Teachers, Delaware (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Elementary School Teachers · Delaware, United States

$36,600 – $146,500estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $73,230 for Elementary School Teachers in Delaware, 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 Delaware, 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

The annual mean wage for elementary school teachers in Delaware is $73,230. Replacement cost is an estimated $36,600 to $146,500, using the 50% to 200% multiple that SHRM cites. Your actual figure depends on your district's time to fill roles, how quickly new hires reach effectiveness, and how much work backs up in the interim.

Estimated cost of turnover: Elementary School Teachers vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Delaware, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureElementary School TeachersRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$73,230$86,199

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