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

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

Estimated cost of turnover

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

$31,000 – $124,000estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $61,980 for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Connecticut, 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 Connecticut, 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

At $61,980, Connecticut's annual mean wage for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers is set by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The estimated cost of losing one driver using Gallup's cited 50% to 200% replacement-cost model runs from $31,000 to $124,000. Actual costs shift based on time spent recruiting, duration of training, and how fast operations regain full capacity.

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

Estimated cost of turnover in Connecticut, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureHeavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$61,980$92,164

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