Turnover Cost: Restaurant Cooks, Florida (2025)
Verified cost of employee turnover for the selected Restaurant Cooks population in Florida, United States, drawn from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025-may).
Restaurant Cooks · Florida, United States
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $38,320 for Restaurant Cooks in Florida, 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 Florida, 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
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Florida restaurant cooks had a May 2025 annual mean wage of $38,320. The estimated replacement cost per turnover runs $19,200 to $76,600 using SHRM's 50% to 200% formula applied to that wage. Whether you experience the low or high end depends on your labor availability, onboarding curve, and service continuity.
Estimated cost of turnover: Restaurant Cooks vs regional average
| Measure | Restaurant Cooks | Regional average |
|---|---|---|
| Estimated cost of turnover | $38,320 | $81,915 |