Turnover Cost: Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, Tennessee

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers · Tennessee, United States

$30,200 – $120,900estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $60,440 for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Tennessee, 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 Tennessee, United States

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What this means

Replacing a truck driver in Tennessee costs $30,200 to $120,900 according to standard replacement-cost analysis. The annual mean wage for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers is $60,440 per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, and that range comes from SHRM's 50% to 200% multiple applied to salary. Time-to-fill, ramp-up, and lost productivity shape the actual cost.

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

Estimated cost of turnover in Tennessee, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureHeavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$60,440$77,144

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