Turnover Cost: Elementary School Teachers, Nebraska (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Elementary School Teachers · Nebraska, United States

$31,900 – $127,500estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $63,730 for Elementary School Teachers in Nebraska, 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 Nebraska, 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

At $63,730, Nebraska's annual mean wage for elementary school teachers as of May 2025 sits above the national average. Replacing one teacher costs an estimated $31,900 to $127,500, derived from the Gallup-cited range (50% to 200% of salary) applied to that wage. The estimate holds only as a planning baseline; your expense depends on candidate availability, onboarding resources, and how you manage the vacancy period.

Estimated cost of turnover: Elementary School Teachers vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Nebraska, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureElementary School TeachersRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$63,730$76,434

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