Turnover Cost: Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, Indiana
Verified cost of employee turnover for the selected Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers population in Indiana, United States, drawn from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025-may).
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers · Indiana, United States
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $60,950 for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Indiana, 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 Indiana, United States
Annual mean wage — the input to the estimate above, compared directly rather than as a derived range. See all 33 industries.
What this means
In Indiana, the annual mean wage for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers was $60,950 as of May 2025 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics). To replace a driver, employers face an estimated cost of $30,500 to $121,900 using the 50% to 200% replacement-cost multiple from SHRM and Gallup. Actual expense hinges on time to hire, length of training, and impact on service delivery.
Estimated cost of turnover: Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers vs regional average
| Measure | Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers | Regional average |
|---|---|---|
| Estimated cost of turnover | $60,950 | $77,785 |