Turnover Cost: Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, North Carolina
Verified cost of employee turnover for the selected Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers population in North Carolina, United States, drawn from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025-may).
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers · North Carolina, United States
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $55,810 for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in North Carolina, 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 North Carolina, United States
Annual mean wage — the input to the estimate above, compared directly rather than as a derived range. See all 32 industries.
What this means
When a driver in the heavy and tractor-trailer field leaves North Carolina, replacing them costs $27,900 to $111,600 based on SHRM's 50-to-200 percent multiple applied to the annual mean wage of $55,810 (May 2025, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics). Time-to-hire and training pace shape where in that range you land. This range assumes typical hiring and onboarding scenarios.
Estimated cost of turnover: Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers vs regional average
| Measure | Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers | Regional average |
|---|---|---|
| Estimated cost of turnover | $55,810 | $82,246 |