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

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

Estimated cost of turnover

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

$23,500 – $94,000estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $47,010 for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Mississippi, 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 Mississippi, 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

Across Mississippi, officers earn an annual mean wage of $47,010 per the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Replacing one officer runs an estimated $23,500 to $94,000 using Gallup's replacement-cost multiple (one-half to two times annual salary). Time-to-hire, training length, and coverage gaps drive the final expense.

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

Estimated cost of turnover in Mississippi, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasurePolice and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$47,010$66,966

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