Turnover Cost: Restaurant Cooks, Massachusetts (2025)
Verified cost of employee turnover for the selected Restaurant Cooks population in Massachusetts, United States, drawn from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025-may).
Restaurant Cooks · Massachusetts, United States
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $45,450 for Restaurant Cooks in Massachusetts, 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 Massachusetts, 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
Massachusetts restaurant cooks earn $45,450 as their annual mean wage according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Replacing one costs between $22,700 and $90,900, reflecting SHRM's 50% to 200% salary multiple applied to that wage. Your actual replacement cost depends on local hiring speed, training investment, and how soon a new cook reaches full productivity.
Estimated cost of turnover: Restaurant Cooks vs regional average
| Measure | Restaurant Cooks | Regional average |
|---|---|---|
| Estimated cost of turnover | $45,450 | $99,163 |