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

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

Estimated cost of turnover

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

$28,700 – $114,800estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $57,380 for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Delaware, 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 Delaware, United States

Annual mean wage — the input to the estimate above, compared directly rather than as a derived range. See all 31 industries.

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What this means

A Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Driver in Delaware earns an annual mean wage of $57,380 according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Losing that person represents a financial hit between $28,700 and $114,800 when using Gallup's cited 50% to 200% replacement-cost formula. The precise amount an organization bears depends on vacancy duration, training needs, and transition productivity.

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

Estimated cost of turnover in Delaware, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureHeavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$57,380$86,199

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