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

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

Estimated cost of turnover

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

$31,300 – $125,000estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $62,520 for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Missouri, 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 Missouri, 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

Missouri officers earn an annual mean wage of $62,520 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Replacing a departing officer costs an estimated $31,300 to $125,000 by applying SHRM's replacement-cost range (50% to 200% of annual salary) to that wage. The real cost depends on time-to-fill, training duration, and lost patrol coverage.

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

Estimated cost of turnover in Missouri, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasurePolice and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$62,520$75,771

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