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

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

Estimated cost of turnover

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

$30,300 – $121,200estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $60,590 for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Maryland, 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 Maryland, United States

Annual mean wage — the input to the estimate above, compared directly rather than as a derived range. See all 33 industries.

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What this means

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an annual mean wage of $60,590 for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Maryland as of May 2025. The estimated replacement cost is $30,300 to $121,200, applying the 50% to 200% salary multiple documented by SHRM and Gallup. Actual costs hinge on vacancy length, onboarding time, and productivity loss during the transition.

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

Estimated cost of turnover in Maryland, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureHeavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$60,590$93,226

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