Turnover Cost: Restaurant Cooks, Georgia (2025)
Verified cost of employee turnover for the selected Restaurant Cooks population in Georgia, United States, drawn from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025-may).
Restaurant Cooks · Georgia, United States
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $34,430 for Restaurant Cooks in Georgia, 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 Georgia, 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
Georgia restaurant cooks earned an annual mean wage of $34,430 in May 2025. Replacing one costs an estimated $17,200 to $68,900 when Gallup's 50% to 200% replacement multiple is applied. The final bill reflects your local hiring difficulty, how quickly staff ramp to full productivity, and the cost of unserved customers during turnover.
Estimated cost of turnover: Restaurant Cooks vs regional average
| Measure | Restaurant Cooks | Regional average |
|---|---|---|
| Estimated cost of turnover | $34,430 | $83,454 |