Turnover Cost: Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers, North Carolina

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers · North Carolina, United States

$30,700 – $122,800estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $61,390 for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in North Carolina, 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 North Carolina, United States

Annual mean wage — the input to the estimate above, compared directly rather than as a derived range. See all 32 industries.

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What this means

North Carolina sets its officers' annual mean wage at $61,390 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Replacing an officer carries an estimated cost of $30,700 to $122,800 using SHRM's replacement multiple (50% to 200% of salary). Budget impact varies based on hiring timeline, training duration, and staffing gaps.

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

Estimated cost of turnover in North Carolina, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasurePolice and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$61,390$82,246

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