Turnover Cost: Restaurant Cooks, Maine (2025)
Verified cost of employee turnover for the selected Restaurant Cooks population in Maine, United States, drawn from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025-may).
Restaurant Cooks · Maine, United States
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $45,240 for Restaurant Cooks in Maine, 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 Maine, 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
Cooks in Maine earn an annual mean wage of $45,240 per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Replacing one of them costs an estimated $22,600 to $90,500 based on SHRM's 50% to 200% replacement multiple of salary. Time to hire, training breadth, and productivity during the transition determine what you'll actually spend.
Estimated cost of turnover: Restaurant Cooks vs regional average
| Measure | Restaurant Cooks | Regional average |
|---|---|---|
| Estimated cost of turnover | $45,240 | $79,115 |