Turnover Cost: Elementary School Teachers, Montana (2025)
Verified cost of employee turnover for the selected Elementary School Teachers population in Montana, United States, drawn from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025-may).
Elementary School Teachers · Montana, United States
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $58,150 for Elementary School Teachers in Montana, 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 Montana, United States
Annual mean wage — the input to the estimate above, compared directly rather than as a derived range. See all 33 industries.
What this means
Elementary School Teachers in Montana earn an annual mean wage of $58,150 as of May 2025. Using the replacement-cost range from SHRM (50% to 200% of salary), a replacement would cost between $29,100 and $116,300. These figures are planning tools; your own costs will shift based on local labor-market tightness, training time, and how long positions stay vacant.
Estimated cost of turnover: Elementary School Teachers vs regional average
| Measure | Elementary School Teachers | Regional average |
|---|---|---|
| Estimated cost of turnover | $58,150 | $76,062 |