Turnover Cost: Restaurant Cooks, Utah (2025)
Verified cost of employee turnover for the selected Restaurant Cooks population in Utah, United States, drawn from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025-may).
Restaurant Cooks · Utah, United States
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $37,340 for Restaurant Cooks in Utah, 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 Utah, 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
In Utah, Restaurant Cooks receive an annual mean wage of $37,340 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The estimated replacement cost for one cook ranges from $18,700 to $74,700 when applying SHRM's 50%-to-200% replacement multiple to that wage. Planning for turnover requires accounting for your local hiring timeline, training demands, and service disruption while the position is unfilled.
Estimated cost of turnover: Restaurant Cooks vs regional average
| Measure | Restaurant Cooks | Regional average |
|---|---|---|
| Estimated cost of turnover | $37,340 | $82,038 |