Turnover Cost: Restaurant Cooks, North Dakota (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Restaurant Cooks · North Dakota, United States

$18,300 – $73,400estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $36,690 for Restaurant Cooks in North Dakota, 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 North Dakota, 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
  • Waiters and Waitresses

What this means

An annual mean wage of $36,690 is what the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports for restaurant cooks in North Dakota. Factoring in the cost of turnover, replacements run $18,300 to $73,400 using Gallup's 50% to 200% multiplier. Time-to-hire and how long before a new cook hits their stride will shift where your costs land in that range.

Estimated cost of turnover: Restaurant Cooks vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in North Dakota, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureRestaurant CooksRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$36,690$75,814

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