Turnover Cost: Restaurant Cooks, Mississippi (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Restaurant Cooks · Mississippi, United States

$14,900 – $59,500estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $29,770 for Restaurant Cooks in Mississippi, 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 Mississippi, United States

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

  • Computer and Information Systems Managers
  • Retail Salespersons
  • Restaurant Cooks
  • Home Health and Personal Care Aides
  • Waiters and Waitresses

What this means

At $29,770 annually, Mississippi's restaurant cooks earn one of the lower annual mean wages in the region. Replacing a cook who leaves costs between $14,900 and $59,500 when you apply the Gallup estimate of 50% to 200% of salary. That range accounts for recruitment, training delays, and the work that doesn't get done while you're filling the role.

Estimated cost of turnover: Restaurant Cooks vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Mississippi, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureRestaurant CooksRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$29,770$66,966

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