Turnover Cost: Retail Salespersons, Oregon (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Retail Salespersons · Oregon, United States

$20,200 – $80,700estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $40,360 for Retail Salespersons in Oregon, 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 Oregon, United States

Annual mean wage — the input to the estimate above, compared directly rather than as a derived range. See all 32 industries.

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What this means

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an annual mean wage of $40,360 for retail salespersons in Oregon. Replacing one costs between $20,200 and $80,700, using the 50-to-200-percent salary multiple that SHRM and Gallup document. The actual figure depends on how long the position remains open and how quickly new staff reach full capability.

Estimated cost of turnover: Retail Salespersons vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Oregon, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureRetail SalespersonsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$40,360$90,225