Turnover Cost: Elementary School Teachers, West Virginia

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Elementary School Teachers · West Virginia, United States

$27,400 – $109,800estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $54,890 for Elementary School Teachers in West Virginia, 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 West Virginia, United States

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What this means

$54,890 is the annual mean wage for elementary school teachers in West Virginia, per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025 data). The cost to replace one comes to an estimated $27,400 to $109,800 when that wage is multiplied by Gallup's replacement-cost range of 50% to 200%. Actual costs vary with how long it takes to fill the position and the productivity loss during transition.

Estimated cost of turnover: Elementary School Teachers vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in West Virginia, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureElementary School TeachersRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$54,890$66,981

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