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

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

Estimated cost of turnover

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

$29,400 – $117,800estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $58,890 for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Wisconsin, 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 Wisconsin, 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

In Wisconsin, the annual mean wage for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers is $58,890 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics). Replacing a driver costs between $29,400 and $117,800, derived from SHRM's 50% to 200% replacement-cost multiple applied to that wage. Actual costs depend on how long recruitment takes, the ramp-up period for new hires, and lost productivity during the transition.

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

Estimated cost of turnover in Wisconsin, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureHeavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$58,890$81,266

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