Turnover Cost: Restaurant Cooks, Maryland (2025)

Verified cost of employee turnover for the selected Restaurant Cooks population in Maryland, United States, drawn from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025-may).

Estimated cost of turnover

Restaurant Cooks · Maryland, United States

$20,100 – $80,200estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $40,120 for Restaurant Cooks in Maryland, 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 Maryland, United States

Annual mean wage — the input to the estimate above, compared directly rather than as a derived range. See all 33 industries.

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What this means

For restaurant cooks in Maryland, the replacement cost ranges from $20,100 to $80,200, calculated from an annual mean wage of $40,120 and SHRM's 50% to 200% replacement-cost multiple. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics provides the wage data. How much you actually spend depends on your vacancy timeline, onboarding intensity, and ramp-up curve.

Estimated cost of turnover: Restaurant Cooks vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Maryland, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureRestaurant CooksRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$40,120$93,226

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