Turnover Cost: Restaurant Cooks, Virginia (2025)
Verified cost of employee turnover for the selected Restaurant Cooks population in Virginia, United States, drawn from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025-may).
Restaurant Cooks · Virginia, United States
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $38,180 for Restaurant Cooks in Virginia, 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 Virginia, United States
Annual mean wage — the input to the estimate above, compared directly rather than as a derived range. See all 33 industries.
What this means
Virginia shows an annual mean wage of $38,180 for Restaurant Cooks according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Replacing one cook costs an estimated $19,100 to $76,400 when you apply Gallup's range of one-half to two times annual salary to that wage figure. Your restaurant's actual cost will reflect how quickly you hire, how long ramp-up takes, and the operational strain during staffing gaps.
Estimated cost of turnover: Restaurant Cooks vs regional average
| Measure | Restaurant Cooks | Regional average |
|---|---|---|
| Estimated cost of turnover | $38,180 | $90,036 |