Turnover Cost: Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, New Jersey

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers · New Jersey, United States

$33,400 – $133,500estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $66,770 for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in New Jersey, 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 New Jersey, United States

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What this means

Replacement costs for heavy and tractor-trailer drivers in New Jersey range from $33,400 to $133,500 when you apply SHRM's 50-to-200 percent multiple to the annual mean wage of $66,770 (May 2025, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics). The variance in that range depends on hiring timeline and onboarding speed. These figures help with workforce planning.

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

Estimated cost of turnover in New Jersey, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureHeavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$66,770$97,203

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