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

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

Estimated cost of turnover

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

$43,200 – $172,900estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $86,470 for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Nevada, 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 Nevada, 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

Nevada officers earn an annual mean wage of $86,470, as reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Replacing a departing officer costs an estimated $43,200 to $172,900 using SHRM's replacement-cost range (50% to 200% of annual salary). The cost to any department shifts with hiring timeline, training duration, and coverage impact.

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

Estimated cost of turnover in Nevada, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasurePolice and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$86,470$84,147

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