Turnover Cost: Restaurant Cooks, South Dakota (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Restaurant Cooks · South Dakota, United States

$18,400 – $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 $36,720 for Restaurant Cooks in South 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 South Dakota, United States

Annual mean wage — the input to the estimate above, compared directly rather than as a derived range. See all 32 industries.

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

What this means

$36,720 represents the annual mean wage for Restaurant Cooks in South Dakota according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Replacing one cook costs an estimated $18,400 to $73,400 when calculated using the Gallup-cited range of one-half to two times annual salary applied to that wage. Real replacement costs depend on local labor availability, onboarding requirements, and the revenue loss while the role is open.

Estimated cost of turnover: Restaurant Cooks vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in South Dakota, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureRestaurant CooksRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$36,720$75,439

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