Turnover Cost: Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers, New Mexico

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers · New Mexico, United States

$33,400 – $133,400estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $66,700 for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in New Mexico, 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 New Mexico, United States

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What this means

Earning an annual mean wage of $66,700, officers in New Mexico are compensated according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Replacement costs are estimated at $33,400 to $133,400 using the Work Institute's multiple (33% to 200% of annual salary). Time-to-fill, training speed, and lost productivity during vacancies drive the real expense.

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

Estimated cost of turnover in New Mexico, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasurePolice and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$66,700$77,612

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