Turnover Cost: Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, North Dakota

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers · North Dakota, United States

$31,700 – $126,700estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $63,330 for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in North Dakota, 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 Dakota, 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

At $63,330, the annual mean wage for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in North Dakota topped the sample in May 2025 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics). Replacing one of these drivers costs $31,700 to $126,700 using SHRM's 50-to-200 percent multiple. Time-to-hire and the new hire's ramp-up period determine your final cost.

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

Estimated cost of turnover in North Dakota, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureHeavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$63,330$75,814

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