Turnover Cost: Restaurant Cooks, Wisconsin (2025)
Verified cost of employee turnover for the selected Restaurant Cooks population in Wisconsin, United States, drawn from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025-may).
Restaurant Cooks · Wisconsin, United States
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $36,690 for Restaurant Cooks in Wisconsin, 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 Wisconsin, 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
Wisconsin's Restaurant Cooks earn an annual mean wage of $36,690, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data from May 2025. Replacing one of these workers costs an estimated $18,300 to $73,400, derived by applying SHRM's benchmark that replacement costs range from 50% to 200% of annual salary. Real costs vary by time-to-fill, training, and lost productivity.
Estimated cost of turnover: Restaurant Cooks vs regional average
| Measure | Restaurant Cooks | Regional average |
|---|---|---|
| Estimated cost of turnover | $36,690 | $81,266 |