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

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

Estimated cost of turnover

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

$27,600 – $110,300estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $55,130 for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Alabama, 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 Alabama, 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 Alabama, the annual mean wage for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers is $55,130 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Replacing one of these officers costs $27,600 to $110,300, based on Gallup's 50% to 200% replacement-cost estimate. Your actual cost depends on how long the position stays open, how quickly the new hire ramps up, and lost productivity during the gap.

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

Estimated cost of turnover in Alabama, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasurePolice and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$55,130$75,035

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