Turnover Cost: Retail Salespersons, Arkansas (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Retail Salespersons · Arkansas, United States

$16,200 – $64,700estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $32,350 for Retail Salespersons in Arkansas, 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 Arkansas, 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

Retail Salespersons in Arkansas earn an annual mean wage of $32,350, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025). Using the replacement-cost estimate from SHRM (50% to 200% of annual salary), the cost to replace a retail salesperson in Arkansas would fall between $16,200 and $64,700. This is a conservative estimate; the true cost in your organization depends on how long the role stays open, how quickly new hires ramp up, and what business doesn't happen while you're understaffed.

Estimated cost of turnover: Retail Salespersons vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Arkansas, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureRetail SalespersonsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$32,350$69,554

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