Turnover Cost: Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, Colorado

Verified cost of employee turnover for the selected Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers population in Colorado, United States, drawn from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025-may).

Estimated cost of turnover

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers · Colorado, United States

$31,800 – $127,300estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $63,650 for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Colorado, 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 Colorado, 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

Colorado-based Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers have an annual mean wage of $63,650 according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Replacing one costs between $31,800 and $127,300 when applying SHRM's 50% to 200% replacement-cost formula. An employer's specific expense depends on how readily it can fill the vacancy and how efficiently it brings the new driver up to speed.

Estimated cost of turnover: Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Colorado, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureHeavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$63,650$94,189

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