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).
Retail Salespersons · Louisiana, United States
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.
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
| Measure | Retail Salespersons | Regional average |
|---|---|---|
| Estimated cost of turnover | $32,510 | $68,213 |