Turnover Cost: Restaurant Cooks, Hawaii (2025)
Verified cost of employee turnover for the selected Restaurant Cooks population in Hawaii, United States, drawn from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025-may).
Restaurant Cooks · Hawaii, United States
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $47,080 for Restaurant Cooks in Hawaii, 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 Hawaii, United States
Annual mean wage — the input to the estimate above, compared directly rather than as a derived range. See all 32 industries.
What this means
Hawaii put restaurant cooks at an annual mean wage of $47,080 in May 2025. Turnover at that wage level produces a $23,500 to $94,200 replacement-cost estimate using the Work Institute's 33% to 200% model. This range is a budgeting tool; calibrate your own figure by accounting for your hiring speed, training intensity, and service disruption costs.
Estimated cost of turnover: Restaurant Cooks vs regional average
| Measure | Restaurant Cooks | Regional average |
|---|---|---|
| Estimated cost of turnover | $47,080 | $86,052 |