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).

Estimated cost of turnover

Retail Salespersons · New Jersey, United States

$20,900 – $83,700estimated range, 2025-may

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.

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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

Estimated cost of turnover in New Jersey, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureRetail SalespersonsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$41,870$97,203