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

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

Estimated cost of turnover

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

$45,300 – $181,100estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $90,550 for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Colorado, 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 Colorado, 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

Colorado's annual mean wage for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers is $90,550. The estimated replacement cost runs $45,300 to $181,100, using Gallup's 50% to 200% replacement-cost range applied to annual salary. Real costs will depend on how long it takes to fill the position, ramp-up time, and lost productivity.

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

Estimated cost of turnover in Colorado, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasurePolice and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$90,550$94,189

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