Turnover Cost: Restaurant Cooks, Illinois (2025)
Verified cost of employee turnover for the selected Restaurant Cooks population in Illinois, United States, drawn from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025-may).
Restaurant Cooks · Illinois, United States
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $39,520 for Restaurant Cooks in Illinois, 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 Illinois, 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
Replacing a restaurant cook in Illinois carries an estimated cost of $19,800 to $79,000, based on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $39,520 and SHRM's replacement-cost multiple of 50% to 200%. The estimate reflects recruitment, hiring, training, and lost productivity during ramp-up. Your actual figure will hinge on vacancy length, training intensity, and how fast a new hire contributes to your operation.
Estimated cost of turnover: Restaurant Cooks vs regional average
| Measure | Restaurant Cooks | Regional average |
|---|---|---|
| Estimated cost of turnover | $39,520 | $86,267 |