Turnover Cost: General and Operations Managers, California

Verified cost of employee turnover for the selected General and Operations Managers population in California, United States, drawn from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025-may).

Estimated cost of turnover

General and Operations Managers · California, United States

$76,100 – $304,500estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $152,250 for General and Operations Managers in California, 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 General and Operations Managers compares in California, 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

In California, General and Operations Managers earn an annual mean wage of $152,250 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Replace one and your estimated cost is $76,100 to $304,500 using SHRM's 50% to 200% replacement-cost multiple. How quickly you recruit and onboard determines whether you're at the low end or the high end of that range.

Estimated cost of turnover: General and Operations Managers vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in California, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureGeneral and Operations ManagersRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$152,250$104,696

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