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

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

Estimated cost of turnover

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

$42,600 – $170,300estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $85,130 for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Minnesota, 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 Minnesota, 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

An officer in Minnesota earns an annual mean wage of $85,130, as reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics for May 2025. Replacing that person costs between $42,600 and $170,300, applying SHRM's 50% to 200% range to that wage. Actual expenses depend on how quickly the position fills and how long before new officers reach full proficiency.

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

Estimated cost of turnover in Minnesota, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasurePolice and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$85,130$86,308

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