Turnover Cost: Elementary School Teachers, Iowa (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Elementary School Teachers · Iowa, United States

$29,600 – $118,200estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $59,110 for Elementary School Teachers in Iowa, 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 Iowa, 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

Iowa's elementary school teachers earn an annual mean wage of $59,110, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data from May 2025. Replacing a departing educator costs between $29,600 and $118,200 when applying SHRM's documented 50% to 200% replacement-cost multiple to that wage. The actual expense depends on your time-to-hire and how long the replacement takes to reach full productivity.

Estimated cost of turnover: Elementary School Teachers vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Iowa, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureElementary School TeachersRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$59,110$75,472

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