Turnover Cost: Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, West Virginia

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers · West Virginia, United States

$26,200 – $104,900estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $52,440 for Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in West Virginia, 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 West Virginia, United States

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What this means

West Virginia's Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers earn an annual mean wage of $52,440 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics). The cost of replacing one falls between $26,200 and $104,900, calculated from Gallup's 50% to 200% replacement-cost multiple applied to that wage. Actual costs vary based on recruitment time, ramp-up duration for new hires, and interim operating losses.

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

Estimated cost of turnover in West Virginia, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureHeavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$52,440$66,981

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