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

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

Estimated cost of turnover

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

$29,000 – $116,000estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $57,990 for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Texas, 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 Texas, United States

Annual mean wage — the input to the estimate above, compared directly rather than as a derived range. See all 33 industries.

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What this means

In Texas, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers earn an annual mean wage of $57,990 according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Replacing one runs $29,000 to $116,000 using SHRM's 50% to 200% replacement-cost estimate applied to salary. Hiring timeline, training duration, and lost output determine the true figure.

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

Estimated cost of turnover in Texas, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureHeavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$57,990$83,466

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