Turnover Cost: Elementary School Teachers, Massachusetts

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Elementary School Teachers · Massachusetts, United States

$44,400 – $177,400estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $88,720 for Elementary School Teachers in Massachusetts, 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 Massachusetts, 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

In Massachusetts, an elementary school teacher earns an annual mean wage of $88,720, per Bureau of Labor Statistics May 2025 data. Replacing one costs between $44,400 and $177,400 when you apply SHRM's 50% to 200% multiple to that wage. The actual cost depends on how quickly you hire and how long productivity ramps.

Estimated cost of turnover: Elementary School Teachers vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Massachusetts, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureElementary School TeachersRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$88,720$99,163

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