Turnover Cost: Retail Salespersons, Louisiana (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Retail Salespersons · Louisiana, United States

$16,300 – $65,000estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $32,510 for Retail Salespersons in Louisiana, 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 Louisiana, 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 Louisiana earn an annual mean wage of $32,510. Replacing one costs an estimated $16,300 to $65,000 when you apply SHRM's 50% to 200% multiple to that wage. Your actual number depends on hiring time and how long before the replacement produces at full capacity.

Estimated cost of turnover: Retail Salespersons vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Louisiana, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureRetail SalespersonsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$32,510$68,213