Turnover Cost: Retail Salespersons, South Carolina (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Retail Salespersons · South Carolina, United States

$16,900 – $67,600estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $33,790 for Retail Salespersons in South Carolina, 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 South Carolina, 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

South Carolina retail staff earn an annual mean wage of $33,790 according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The cost of replacing one of these employees ranges from $16,900 to $67,600, using the 50-to-200-percent salary multiple that SHRM and Gallup cite for salary-based positions. Actual costs hinge on time-to-hire, training speed, and lost productivity during the opening.

Estimated cost of turnover: Retail Salespersons vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in South Carolina, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureRetail SalespersonsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$33,790$79,075