Turnover Cost: Elementary School Teachers, Missouri (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Elementary School Teachers · Missouri, 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 Missouri, 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 Missouri, 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

Missouri's elementary school teachers earn an annual mean wage of $56,730 as of May 2025. The cost to replace one of them ranges from $28,400 to $113,500 when you apply SHRM's cited replacement-cost multiple (50% to 200% of annual salary) to that wage. Your district's actual cost will depend on how quickly you fill the role, how fast the new teacher ramps up, and the teaching gaps while you're hiring.

Estimated cost of turnover: Elementary School Teachers vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Missouri, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureElementary School TeachersRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$56,730$75,771

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