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

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

Estimated cost of turnover

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

$30,200 – $121,000estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $60,480 for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Kansas, 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 Kansas, United States

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What this means

Kansas's annual mean wage for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers was $60,480 in May 2025, per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The estimated cost to replace a driver is $30,200 to $121,000, derived by applying SHRM's 50% to 200% replacement-cost guidance to that wage. Real-world costs depend on vacancy duration, ramp-up time, and unmet customer demand during the transition.

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

Estimated cost of turnover in Kansas, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureHeavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$60,480$76,403

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