Turnover Cost: Restaurant Cooks, Vermont (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Restaurant Cooks · Vermont, United States

$21,800 – $87,400estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $43,680 for Restaurant Cooks in Vermont, 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 Vermont, United States

Annual mean wage — the input to the estimate above, compared directly rather than as a derived range. See all 31 industries.

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What this means

Restaurant Cooks in Vermont earn an annual mean wage of $43,680 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The estimated replacement cost for one cook ranges from $21,800 to $87,400, calculated by applying SHRM's 50%-to-200% replacement multiple to that wage. Real costs depend on Vermont's specific labor market tightness, your training timeline, and how vacancy affects table turnover and customer experience.

Estimated cost of turnover: Restaurant Cooks vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Vermont, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureRestaurant CooksRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$43,680$80,436

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