Turnover Cost: Restaurant Cooks, Connecticut (2025)
Verified cost of employee turnover for the selected Restaurant Cooks population in Connecticut, United States, drawn from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025-may).
Restaurant Cooks · Connecticut, United States
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $42,110 for Restaurant Cooks in Connecticut, 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 Connecticut, 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
A $42,110 annual mean wage was the baseline for Connecticut restaurant cooks in May 2025. Applying SHRM's 50% to 200% replacement-cost model to that wage yields $21,100 to $84,200 per turnover. Where you land in that range depends on how fast you can hire and how quickly new staff reach full productivity.
Estimated cost of turnover: Restaurant Cooks vs regional average
| Measure | Restaurant Cooks | Regional average |
|---|---|---|
| Estimated cost of turnover | $42,110 | $92,164 |