Turnover Cost: Retail Salespersons, Virginia (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Retail Salespersons · Virginia, United States

$18,100 – $72,600estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $36,290 for Retail Salespersons in Virginia, 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 Virginia, 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

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Virginia retail positions carry an annual mean wage of $36,290. Replacement costs range from $18,100 to $72,600, based on SHRM and Gallup's 50-to-200-percent salary replacement multiple. Your actual figure depends on vacancy duration, ramp-up period, and lost productivity.

Estimated cost of turnover: Retail Salespersons vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Virginia, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureRetail SalespersonsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$36,290$90,036

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