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

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

Estimated cost of turnover

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

$30,500 – $121,800estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $60,900 for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Utah, 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 Utah, United States

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

  • Computer and Information Systems Managers
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  • Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
  • Retail Salespersons

What this means

Replacement costs for a truck driver in Utah fall between $30,500 and $121,800. The annual mean wage for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers is $60,900 per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, and SHRM's 50% to 200% multiple applied to salary yields that range. Time-to-fill, ramp-up, and lost productivity shift the actual expense.

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

Estimated cost of turnover in Utah, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureHeavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$60,900$82,038

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