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

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

Estimated cost of turnover

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

$34,800 – $139,100estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $69,540 for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Montana, 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 Montana, United States

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What this means

$69,540 is the annual mean wage for Montana's officers, as reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Using the Work Institute's replacement-cost range (33% to 200% of annual salary), replacing one officer costs an estimated $34,800 to $139,100. Time-to-fill, ramp-up speed, and interim coverage all affect the final cost.

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

Estimated cost of turnover in Montana, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasurePolice and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$69,540$76,062

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