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

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

Estimated cost of turnover

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

$26,000 – $103,900estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $51,930 for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Louisiana, 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 Louisiana, United States

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What this means

At $51,930, the annual mean wage for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Louisiana comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The cost to replace a driver at that salary is $26,000 to $103,900, a range built by applying SHRM's 50 to 200 percent replacement-cost multiplier to the wage. Use this as a planning baseline; actual costs vary based on time-to-fill, ramp-up duration, and lost productivity.

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

Estimated cost of turnover in Louisiana, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureHeavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$51,930$68,213

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