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

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

Estimated cost of turnover

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

$41,000 – $163,800estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $81,910 for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Pennsylvania, 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 Pennsylvania, 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

The patrol officers of Pennsylvania earn an annual mean wage of $81,910, per the Bureau of Labor Statistics. When SHRM's 50% to 200% replacement-cost multiple applies, departures cost $41,000 to $163,800. This range is a planning estimate; actual cost depends on hiring speed, training pace, and productivity lost during vacancy.

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

Estimated cost of turnover in Pennsylvania, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasurePolice and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$81,910$80,393

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