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

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

Estimated cost of turnover

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

$37,700 – $150,600estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $75,320 for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Florida, 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 Florida, 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

This occupation in Florida carries an annual mean wage of $75,320 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The cost to replace one of these officers ranges from $37,700 to $150,600, based on Gallup's 50% to 200% replacement estimate. That range reflects planning assumptions; actual costs depend on 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 Florida, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasurePolice and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$75,320$81,915

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