Turnover Cost: General and Operations Managers, Washington

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

Estimated cost of turnover

General and Operations Managers · Washington, United States

$79,500 – $317,800estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $158,920 for General and Operations Managers in Washington, 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 Washington, 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

According to Bureau of Labor Statistics May 2025 data, the annual mean wage for General and Operations Managers in Washington is $158,920. Replacing one costs an estimated $79,500 to $317,800 by applying the Work Institute's turnover-cost estimate (33% to 200% of salary) to that wage. Time-to-fill, training needs, and productivity recovery determine your actual replacement expense.

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

Estimated cost of turnover in Washington, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureGeneral and Operations ManagersRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$158,920$103,874

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