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

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

Estimated cost of turnover

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

$43,600 – $174,200estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $87,110 for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in New York, 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 York, 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

Patrol work in New York pays an annual mean wage of $87,110 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Replacing an officer costs an estimated $43,600 to $174,200 using Gallup's cited multiple (one-half to two times annual salary). Time-to-hire, ramp-up duration, and interim staffing losses determine the final budget impact.

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

Estimated cost of turnover in New York, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasurePolice and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$87,110$98,119

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