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

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

Estimated cost of turnover

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

$56,500 – $226,000estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $112,980 for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in California, 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 California, United States

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What this means

Losing a Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officer in California is costly: the annual mean wage is $112,980 and replacement runs $56,500 to $226,000. That cost range comes from SHRM's 50% to 200% replacement multiple applied to the wage. Actual costs depend on how quickly you fill the role, how fast the hire ramps up, and lost productivity.

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

Estimated cost of turnover in California, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasurePolice and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$112,980$104,696

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