Turnover Cost: Restaurant Cooks, Washington (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Restaurant Cooks · Washington, United States

$23,600 – $94,400estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $47,200 for Restaurant Cooks in Washington, 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 Washington, United States

Annual mean wage — the input to the estimate above, compared directly rather than as a derived range. See all 33 industries.

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What this means

Washington state's Restaurant Cooks have an annual mean wage of $47,200 per the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Replacing one cook costs an estimated $23,600 to $94,400 when calculated using the Gallup-cited range of one-half to two times annual salary applied to that wage. Budgeting for turnover should reflect local hiring pace, onboarding intensity, and the revenue impact of staffing shortages in your restaurants.

Estimated cost of turnover: Restaurant Cooks vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Washington, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureRestaurant CooksRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$47,200$103,874

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