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

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

Estimated cost of turnover

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

$30,000 – $120,100estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $60,070 for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Iowa, 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 Iowa, United States

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What this means

The annual mean wage for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Iowa is $60,070, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025). Replacing one driver costs an estimated $30,000 to $120,100 when applying the 50% to 200% replacement-cost multiple from SHRM and Gallup. The actual expense depends on time-to-fill, training length, and productivity loss during the transition.

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

Estimated cost of turnover in Iowa, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureHeavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$60,070$75,472

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