Turnover Cost: Restaurant Cooks, New Mexico (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Restaurant Cooks · New Mexico, United States

$17,500 – $70,100estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $35,070 for Restaurant Cooks in New Mexico, 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 New Mexico, 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

Restaurant turnover in New Mexico requires budgeting for an annual mean wage of $35,070 for the cook position. Replacing someone who leaves runs $17,500 to $70,100 when applying Gallup's 50% to 200% estimate. The exact cost depends on local hiring markets, ramp-up duration, and lost service.

Estimated cost of turnover: Restaurant Cooks vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in New Mexico, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureRestaurant CooksRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$35,070$77,612

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