Turnover Cost: Restaurant Cooks, Alabama (2025)
Verified cost of employee turnover for the selected Restaurant Cooks population in Alabama, United States, drawn from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025-may).
Restaurant Cooks · Alabama, United States
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $33,000 for Restaurant Cooks in Alabama, 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 Restaurant Cooks compares in Alabama, United States
Annual mean wage — the input to the estimate above, compared directly rather than as a derived range. See all 33 industries.
What this means
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported a $33,000 annual mean wage for Alabama restaurant cooks in May 2025. Replacing a departing cook costs between $16,500 and $66,000 when Gallup's 50% to 200% replacement multiple is applied. Employers should treat this as an estimate, adjusted for their local labor market, training requirements, and service disruption.
Estimated cost of turnover: Restaurant Cooks vs regional average
| Measure | Restaurant Cooks | Regional average |
|---|---|---|
| Estimated cost of turnover | $33,000 | $75,035 |