Turnover Cost: Elementary School Teachers, North Carolina

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Elementary School Teachers · North Carolina, United States

$27,000 – $108,100estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $54,070 for Elementary School Teachers in North Carolina, 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 North Carolina, 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

When an elementary school teacher departs North Carolina, the annual mean wage for that role was $54,070 as of May 2025. The estimated cost to fill that vacancy and fully onboard a replacement ranges from $27,000 to $108,100, using the Gallup-cited range (50% to 200% of salary) applied to that wage. This is an estimate, not a precise forecast; the real number hinges on your hiring speed and transition costs.

Estimated cost of turnover: Elementary School Teachers vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in North Carolina, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureElementary School TeachersRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$54,070$82,246

Related benchmarks

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