Turnover Cost: Elementary School Teachers, Kentucky (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Elementary School Teachers · Kentucky, United States

$29,900 – $119,700estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $59,870 for Elementary School Teachers in Kentucky, 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 Kentucky, United States

Annual mean wage — the input to the estimate above, compared directly rather than as a derived range. See all 32 industries.

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What this means

Kentucky schools face a replacement cost of $29,900 to $119,700 when an elementary school teacher departs, derived from the annual mean wage of $59,870 and SHRM's 50% to 200% multiple. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported this wage in May 2025. Time-to-fill and new-hire ramp-up will affect your actual cost.

Estimated cost of turnover: Elementary School Teachers vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Kentucky, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureElementary School TeachersRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$59,870$74,981

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