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

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

Estimated cost of turnover

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

$31,800 – $127,100estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $63,570 for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Massachusetts, 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 Massachusetts, United States

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What this means

Massachusetts drivers earn an annual mean wage of $63,570 as Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025). Replacing a driver costs an estimated $31,800 to $127,100 when applying SHRM's 50% to 200% replacement-cost multiple. Actual costs vary by time-to-hire, training duration, and productivity gains after transition.

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

Estimated cost of turnover in Massachusetts, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureHeavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$63,570$99,163

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