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

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

Estimated cost of turnover

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

$32,900 – $131,600estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $65,780 for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in New York, 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 York, United States

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What this means

$65,780 marks the annual mean wage for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in New York in May 2025 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics). The cost to replace a driver who leaves ranges from $32,900 to $131,600 using SHRM's 50-to-200 percent formula. That span reflects differences in time-to-hire and how long the new driver takes to ramp up.

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

Estimated cost of turnover in New York, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureHeavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$65,780$98,119

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