Turnover Cost: Elementary School Teachers, Kansas (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Elementary School Teachers · Kansas, United States

$28,400 – $113,500estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $56,730 for Elementary School Teachers in Kansas, 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 Kansas, 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

For elementary school teachers in Kansas, the annual mean wage was $56,730 as of May 2025, per Bureau of Labor Statistics. Replacing a departing educator costs between $28,400 and $113,500 when you apply SHRM's 50% to 200% multiple to that wage. Your actual cost depends on your state's hiring market and how quickly the replacement reaches full productivity.

Estimated cost of turnover: Elementary School Teachers vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Kansas, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureElementary School TeachersRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$56,730$76,403