Turnover Cost: Restaurant Cooks, Pennsylvania (2025)
Verified cost of employee turnover for the selected Restaurant Cooks population in Pennsylvania, United States, drawn from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025-may).
Restaurant Cooks · Pennsylvania, United States
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $35,750 for Restaurant Cooks in Pennsylvania, 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 Pennsylvania, 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
Pennsylvania's restaurant sector pays an annual mean wage of $35,750 to Restaurant Cooks per the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The estimated replacement cost for one cook ranges from $17,900 to $71,500 when calculated using SHRM's 50%-to-200% replacement multiple applied to that wage. Planning for replacement should account for specific factors like local hiring conditions, training intensity, and revenue impact.
Estimated cost of turnover: Restaurant Cooks vs regional average
| Measure | Restaurant Cooks | Regional average |
|---|---|---|
| Estimated cost of turnover | $35,750 | $80,393 |