Turnover Cost: Retail Salespersons, Indiana (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Retail Salespersons · Indiana, United States

$17,600 – $70,400estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $35,200 for Retail Salespersons in Indiana, 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 Indiana, 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

Retail Salespersons in Indiana have an annual mean wage of $35,200. Replacing one costs an estimated $17,600 to $70,400, calculated by applying SHRM's 50% to 200% multiple to that salary. Your real replacement cost depends on hiring speed and the time it takes new staff to reach productivity.

Estimated cost of turnover: Retail Salespersons vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Indiana, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureRetail SalespersonsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$35,200$77,785

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