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

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

Estimated cost of turnover

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

$41,200 – $164,800estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $82,400 for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Maryland, 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 Maryland, 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

According to Bureau of Labor Statistics data from May 2025, officers in Maryland earn an annual mean wage of $82,400. Replacing one costs $41,200 to $164,800, applying SHRM's 50% to 200% range to that wage. Real costs in any agency depend on recruitment pace and how quickly new officers become effective.

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

Estimated cost of turnover in Maryland, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasurePolice and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$82,400$93,226

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