Turnover Cost: Retail Salespersons, Wisconsin (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Retail Salespersons · Wisconsin, United States

$18,200 – $72,800estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $36,400 for Retail Salespersons in Wisconsin, 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 Wisconsin, 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
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  • Waiters and Waitresses

What this means

Retail salespersons in Wisconsin earn an annual mean wage of $36,400, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Replacing one costs $18,200 to $72,800, derived from SHRM's 50% to 200% replacement-cost research. Time-to-fill, ramp-up, and lost productivity (factors that vary by role and organization) determine the real cost.

Estimated cost of turnover: Retail Salespersons vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Wisconsin, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureRetail SalespersonsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$36,400$81,266

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