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

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

Estimated cost of turnover

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

$29,900 – $119,700estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $59,840 for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Kentucky, 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 Kentucky, United States

Annual mean wage — the input to the estimate above, compared directly rather than as a derived range. See all 32 industries.

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What this means

An annual mean wage of $59,840 is what the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported for officers in Kentucky as of May 2025. SHRM's 50% to 200% range yields a replacement cost of $29,900 to $119,700. Agencies will pay different amounts depending on search duration and how long new hires take to become independent.

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

Estimated cost of turnover in Kentucky, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasurePolice and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$59,840$74,981

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