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

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

Estimated cost of turnover

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

$35,200 – $140,600estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $70,310 for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Michigan, 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 Michigan, 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

When a Michigan officer departs, the organization loses someone earning an annual mean wage of $70,310, as reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics for May 2025. SHRM's 50% to 200% range places replacement cost between $35,200 and $140,600. Agencies face different real costs depending on how quickly they fill vacancies.

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

Estimated cost of turnover in Michigan, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasurePolice and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$70,310$79,512

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