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

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

Estimated cost of turnover

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

$31,200 – $124,900estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $62,430 for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Illinois, 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 Illinois, United States

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What this means

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Illinois earn an annual mean wage of $62,430 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025). Replacing a driver costs an estimated $31,200 to $124,900 when you apply the 50% to 200% replacement-cost range documented by SHRM and Gallup. The final number depends on hiring speed, onboarding time, and loss of output while routes sit unassigned.

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

Estimated cost of turnover in Illinois, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureHeavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$62,430$86,267

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