Turnover Cost: Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers, Alaska

Verified cost of employee turnover for the selected Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers population in Alaska, United States, drawn from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025-may).

Estimated cost of turnover

Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers · Alaska, United States

$50,900 – $203,500estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $101,770 for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Alaska, 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 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers compares in Alaska, United States

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What this means

The Bureau of Labor Statistics puts the annual mean wage for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Alaska at $101,770. Replacing one of these officers costs $50,900 to $203,500, applying SHRM's 50% to 200% replacement multiple. This range assumes planning variables like time-to-fill, ramp-up, and lost productivity.

Estimated cost of turnover: Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Alaska, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasurePolice and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$101,770$80,723

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