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

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

Estimated cost of turnover

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

$30,200 – $120,800estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $60,420 for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in South 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 South Carolina, 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

When budgeting for officer turnover in South Carolina, start with the annual mean wage of $60,420 per the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Each departure runs $30,200 to $120,800 using SHRM's replacement-cost framework. This range is a planning estimate; your actual cost depends on how fast you hire, how long ramp-up takes, and lost productivity during gaps.

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

Estimated cost of turnover in South Carolina, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasurePolice and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$60,420$79,075

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