Turnover Cost: Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers, West Virginia

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers · West Virginia, United States

$28,000 – $111,800estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $55,900 for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in West Virginia, 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 West Virginia, United States

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What this means

In West Virginia, Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers earn an annual mean wage of $55,900 according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Replacing one costs $28,000 to $111,800, based on Gallup's 50% to 200% replacement-cost multiple applied to the wage. Your actual cost will depend on local hiring conditions, training duration, and work that stops while you're filling the role.

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

Estimated cost of turnover in West Virginia, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasurePolice and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$55,900$66,981

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