Turnover Cost: Restaurant Cooks, Kentucky (2025)
Verified cost of employee turnover for the selected Restaurant Cooks population in Kentucky, United States, drawn from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025-may).
Restaurant Cooks · Kentucky, United States
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $33,700 for Restaurant Cooks in Kentucky, 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 Kentucky, 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
The cost of replacing a restaurant cook in Kentucky ranges from $16,900 to $67,400, derived from an annual mean wage of $33,700 and SHRM's 50% to 200% replacement multiple. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports this wage. Your specific cost depends on vacancy duration, onboarding approach, and how soon the new cook becomes fully productive.
Estimated cost of turnover: Restaurant Cooks vs regional average
| Measure | Restaurant Cooks | Regional average |
|---|---|---|
| Estimated cost of turnover | $33,700 | $74,981 |