Turnover Cost: Retail Salespersons, Washington (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Retail Salespersons · Washington, United States

$21,800 – $87,100estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $43,530 for Retail Salespersons in Washington, 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 Washington, 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

Washington retail salespersons earn an annual mean wage of $43,530 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Replacing one of these employees costs between $21,800 and $87,100, derived from the 50-to-200-percent salary multiple that SHRM and Gallup document. Your expense depends on vacancy duration, new-hire ramp-up time, and the revenue lost while the position is open.

Estimated cost of turnover: Retail Salespersons vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Washington, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureRetail SalespersonsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$43,530$103,874

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