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

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

Estimated cost of turnover

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

$35,300 – $141,100estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $70,560 for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Vermont, 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 Vermont, United States

Annual mean wage — the input to the estimate above, compared directly rather than as a derived range. See all 31 industries.

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What this means

Across Vermont, patrol officers earn an annual mean wage of $70,560 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Officer turnover costs $35,300 to $141,100 when SHRM's replacement-cost multiple applies. This range is a planning estimate; actual cost depends on hiring speed, training pace, and lost productivity during vacancies.

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

Estimated cost of turnover in Vermont, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasurePolice and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$70,560$80,436

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