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

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

Estimated cost of turnover

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

$28,200 – $112,700estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $56,370 for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Michigan, 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 Michigan, 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

Michigan's Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers earned an annual mean wage of $56,370 in May 2025, per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The cost to replace a driver is estimated at $28,200 to $112,700 using the 50% to 200% replacement-cost multiples from SHRM and Gallup. Real costs depend on hiring timeline, ramp-up period, and lost productivity during the vacancy.

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

Estimated cost of turnover in Michigan, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureHeavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$56,370$79,512

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