Turnover Cost: Elementary School Teachers, Wisconsin (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Elementary School Teachers · Wisconsin, United States

$33,000 – $131,900estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $65,960 for Elementary School Teachers in Wisconsin, 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 Wisconsin, 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

Wisconsin's elementary school teachers earn an annual mean wage of $65,960 according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025 data). Replacing a teacher in this state costs an estimated $33,000 to $131,900 when you apply SHRM's replacement-cost range (50% to 200% of annual salary) to that wage. The actual cost depends on time-to-fill, ramp-up, and lost productivity.

Estimated cost of turnover: Elementary School Teachers vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Wisconsin, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureElementary School TeachersRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$65,960$81,266

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