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

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

Estimated cost of turnover

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

$32,200 – $128,600estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $64,320 for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in South Dakota, 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 Dakota, United States

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What this means

Law enforcement in South Dakota reports an annual mean wage of $64,320 for patrol officers according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Officer departures cost $32,200 to $128,600 under Gallup's replacement-cost multiple. These figures are planning estimates; real cost depends on time-to-hire, training ramp, and productivity losses during vacancy.

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

Estimated cost of turnover in South Dakota, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasurePolice and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$64,320$75,439

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