Turnover Cost: Retail Salespersons, Montana (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Retail Salespersons · Montana, United States

$19,100 – $76,300estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $38,170 for Retail Salespersons in Montana, 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 Montana, United States

Annual mean wage — the input to the estimate above, compared directly rather than as a derived range. See all 33 industries.

  • Computer and Information Systems Managers
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  • Home Health and Personal Care Aides
  • Waiters and Waitresses

What this means

At $38,170, the annual mean wage for retail salespersons in Montana places it above many peers, per the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Replacing a departing employee costs an estimated $19,100 to $76,300, derived by applying Gallup's 50%-to-200% replacement-cost multiple. The range reflects differences in how fast you hire and how long productivity recovery takes.

Estimated cost of turnover: Retail Salespersons vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Montana, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureRetail SalespersonsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$38,170$76,062

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