Turnover Cost: Elementary School Teachers, Florida (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Elementary School Teachers · Florida, United States

$29,800 – $119,100estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $59,530 for Elementary School Teachers in Florida, 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 Florida, 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

Florida elementary school teachers earned an annual mean wage of $59,530, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The estimated cost of replacing one is $29,800 to $119,100, based on SHRM's 50% to 200% replacement-cost metric. Your own cost will shift based on how long your district takes to recruit, the onboarding timeline, and any disruption to operations.

Estimated cost of turnover: Elementary School Teachers vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Florida, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureElementary School TeachersRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$59,530$81,915

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