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

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

Estimated cost of turnover

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

$38,100 – $152,300estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $76,160 for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Texas, 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 Texas, 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

At $76,160 annually, patrol officers in Texas earn an annual mean wage per the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Replacement costs hit $38,100 to $152,300 when Gallup's 50% to 200% multiple applies. These are planning estimates; your actual cost depends on how quickly you fill the role, training ramp-up, and productivity lost during vacancy.

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

Estimated cost of turnover in Texas, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasurePolice and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$76,160$83,466

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