Turnover Cost: Retail Salespersons, New Jersey (2025)
Verified cost of employee turnover for the selected Retail Salespersons population in New Jersey, United States, drawn from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025-may).
Retail Salespersons · New Jersey, United States
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $41,870 for Retail Salespersons in New Jersey, 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 New Jersey, United States
Annual mean wage — the input to the estimate above, compared directly rather than as a derived range. See all 33 industries.
What this means
Among states with higher retail wages, New Jersey's salespersons earn an annual mean wage of $41,870, per the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Replacing a departing employee costs an estimated $20,900 to $83,700, derived from SHRM's 50%-to-200% salary-based multiplier. The range reflects variation in hiring speed and how long it takes to restore full productivity.
Estimated cost of turnover: Retail Salespersons vs regional average
| Measure | Retail Salespersons | Regional average |
|---|---|---|
| Estimated cost of turnover | $41,870 | $97,203 |