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

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

Estimated cost of turnover

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

$30,900 – $123,700estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $61,830 for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Tennessee, 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 Tennessee, 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

Compensation in Tennessee runs to an annual mean wage of $61,830 for patrol officers, per the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Losing one officer means replacement costs of $30,900 to $123,700 using SHRM's framework. This range is a planning estimate; actual cost depends on hiring timeline, training pace, and lost productivity.

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

Estimated cost of turnover in Tennessee, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasurePolice and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$61,830$77,144

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