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

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

Estimated cost of turnover

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

$29,300 – $117,000estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $58,520 for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Georgia, 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 Georgia, 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

Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Georgia earn an annual mean wage of $58,520 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Replacing one costs $29,300 to $117,000 using SHRM's 50% to 200% replacement-cost multiple. Real costs vary with how quickly you fill the role, how fast new hires ramp up, and lost productivity during the vacancy.

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

Estimated cost of turnover in Georgia, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasurePolice and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$58,520$83,454

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