Turnover Cost: Retail Salespersons, Alaska (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Retail Salespersons · Alaska, United States

$19,900 – $79,800estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $39,890 for Retail Salespersons in Alaska, 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 Retail Salespersons compares in Alaska, 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

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an annual mean wage of $39,890 for Retail Salespersons in Alaska as of May 2025. Using SHRM's replacement-cost rule of thumb (50% to 200% of annual salary), the estimated cost to replace one retail salesperson in Alaska ranges from $19,900 to $79,800. This range is a planning estimate; actual replacement costs vary based on hiring timeline, productivity ramp, and lost sales during vacancy.

Estimated cost of turnover: Retail Salespersons vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Alaska, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureRetail SalespersonsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$39,890$80,723

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