Turnover Cost: Retail Salespersons, Tennessee (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Retail Salespersons · Tennessee, United States

$17,500 – $70,000estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $35,010 for Retail Salespersons in Tennessee, 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 Tennessee, United States

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

  • Computer and Information Systems Managers
  • Restaurant Cooks
  • Retail Salespersons
  • Home Health and Personal Care Aides
  • Waiters and Waitresses

What this means

Tennessee retail salespersons earn an annual mean wage of $35,010 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The cost to replace one of them falls between $17,500 and $70,000, calculated using the 50-to-200-percent salary multiple that SHRM and Gallup identify. Actual replacement expense depends on how quickly the position is filled and how fast a new hire reaches full sales performance.

Estimated cost of turnover: Retail Salespersons vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Tennessee, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureRetail SalespersonsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$35,010$77,144

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