Turnover Cost: Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, Rhode Island
Verified cost of employee turnover for the selected Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers population in Rhode Island, United States, drawn from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025-may).
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers · Rhode Island, United States
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $59,660 for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Rhode Island, 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 Rhode Island, United States
Annual mean wage — the input to the estimate above, compared directly rather than as a derived range. See all 33 industries.
What this means
Rhode Island employers budget for replacement when Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers leave. The annual mean wage is $59,660 according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, and costs run $29,800 to $119,300 using SHRM's 50% to 200% estimate applied to salary. Time-to-fill, ramp-up, and lost output determine the true expense.
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 | $59,660 | $88,206 |