Turnover Cost: Restaurant Cooks, Kansas (2025)
Verified cost of employee turnover for the selected Restaurant Cooks population in Kansas, United States, drawn from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025-may).
Restaurant Cooks · Kansas, United States
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $34,900 for Restaurant Cooks in Kansas, 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 Kansas, 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 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, restaurant cooks in Kansas have an annual mean wage of $34,900. The cost of replacing one of them falls in the range of $17,500 to $69,800, based on SHRM's 50% to 200% salary multiple. Time to hire, training duration, and the productivity loss during onboarding all factor into what you'll actually spend.
Estimated cost of turnover: Restaurant Cooks vs regional average
| Measure | Restaurant Cooks | Regional average |
|---|---|---|
| Estimated cost of turnover | $34,900 | $76,403 |