Turnover Cost: Restaurant Cooks, Texas (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Restaurant Cooks · Texas, United States

$16,700 – $66,700estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $33,370 for Restaurant Cooks in Texas, 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 Texas, 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
  • Home Health and Personal Care Aides

What this means

In Texas, Restaurant Cooks have an annual mean wage of $33,370 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Replacing one cook runs an estimated $16,700 to $66,700 when applying the Gallup-documented range of one-half to two times annual salary to that wage. The actual cost will hinge on how fast you can bring a new hire to full performance and the business impact during transition.

Estimated cost of turnover: Restaurant Cooks vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Texas, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureRestaurant CooksRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$33,370$83,466

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