Turnover Cost: Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, California
Verified cost of employee turnover for the selected Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers population in California, United States, drawn from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025-may).
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers · California, United States
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $62,020 for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 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 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 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.
What this means
Operational continuity in trucking depends partly on driver retention, and turnover has measurable costs. California Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers earn an annual mean wage of $62,020 according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, with replacement costs of $31,000 to $124,000 under the SHRM 50% to 200% model. Time-to-fill, ramp-up duration, and productivity gaps drive whether the final cost lands closer to either end.
Estimated cost of turnover: Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers vs regional average
| Measure | Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers | Regional average |
|---|---|---|
| Estimated cost of turnover | $62,020 | $104,696 |