Turnover Cost: Retail Salespersons, South Dakota (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Retail Salespersons · South Dakota, United States

$19,900 – $79,400estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $39,720 for Retail Salespersons in South Dakota, 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 Dakota, 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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  • Waiters and Waitresses

What this means

Recruiting and training for a retail role in South Dakota begins with an annual mean wage of $39,720, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The cost of replacing a departing employee ranges from $19,900 to $79,400, based on SHRM and Gallup's 50-to-200-percent salary replacement multiples. Your actual cost depends on time-to-fill, onboarding pace, and how long the sales position sits vacant.

Estimated cost of turnover: Retail Salespersons vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in South Dakota, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureRetail SalespersonsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$39,720$75,439

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