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

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

Estimated cost of turnover

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

$29,300 – $117,100estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $58,550 for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in South 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 South Dakota, United States

Annual mean wage — the input to the estimate above, compared directly rather than as a derived range. See all 32 industries.

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What this means

South Dakota's Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers earn an annual mean wage of $58,550 according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Replacing a driver costs $29,300 to $117,100 when SHRM's 50% to 200% replacement-cost estimate is applied to salary. Time-to-fill, ramp-up duration, and lost output determine the real expense.

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

Estimated cost of turnover in South Dakota, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureHeavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$58,550$75,439

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