Turnover Cost: General and Operations Managers, South Dakota

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

Estimated cost of turnover

General and Operations Managers · South Dakota, United States

$76,500 – $306,000estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $153,020 for General and Operations Managers in South Dakota, 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 South Dakota, 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

In South Dakota, the Bureau of Labor Statistics recorded an annual mean wage of $153,020 for General and Operations Managers as of May 2025. That manager's replacement would cost an estimated $76,500 to $306,000, using the Work Institute's turnover-cost estimate (33% to 200% of salary) applied to that wage. Hiring speed, internal training, and productivity recovery will affect your actual expense.

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

Estimated cost of turnover in South Dakota, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureGeneral and Operations ManagersRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$153,020$75,439

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