Turnover Cost: Restaurant Cooks, West Virginia (2025)
Verified cost of employee turnover for the selected Restaurant Cooks population in West Virginia, United States, drawn from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025-may).
Restaurant Cooks · West Virginia, United States
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $30,950 for Restaurant Cooks in West 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 West Virginia, United States
Annual mean wage — the input to the estimate above, compared directly rather than as a derived range. See all 30 industries.
What this means
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025 data), Restaurant Cooks in West Virginia earn an annual mean wage of $30,950. The estimated cost to replace one ranges from $15,500 to $61,900, using Gallup's estimate that replacement costs range from one-half to two times the departing employee's annual salary. Actual costs depend on hiring speed and training time.
Estimated cost of turnover: Restaurant Cooks vs regional average
| Measure | Restaurant Cooks | Regional average |
|---|---|---|
| Estimated cost of turnover | $30,950 | $66,981 |