Turnover Cost: Retail Salespersons, Alabama (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Retail Salespersons · Alabama, United States

$16,700 – $66,700estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $33,340 for Retail Salespersons in Alabama, 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 Alabama, 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

At $33,340 annually, the Bureau of Labor Statistics' figure for Retail Salespersons' annual mean wage in Alabama (May 2025) sets a baseline for understanding turnover cost. Applying SHRM's replacement-cost range (50% to 200% of salary), replacing one of these employees would cost an employer $16,700 to $66,700. The actual figure depends on your hiring process, onboarding speed, and business impact while the position sits empty.

Estimated cost of turnover: Retail Salespersons vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Alabama, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureRetail SalespersonsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$33,340$75,035