Turnover Cost: Waiters and Waitresses, Alaska (2025)
Verified cost of employee turnover for the selected Waiters and Waitresses population in Alaska, United States, drawn from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025-may).
Waiters and Waitresses · Alaska, United States
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $33,640 for Waiters and Waitresses in Alaska, 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 Waiters and Waitresses compares in Alaska, United States
Annual mean wage — the input to the estimate above, compared directly rather than as a derived range. See all 31 industries.
What this means
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an annual mean wage of $33,640 for Waiters and Waitresses in Alaska. Replacing one of these workers costs an estimated $16,800 to $67,300, based on SHRM research showing that turnover costs between 50% and 200% of annual salary. Your actual cost depends on how quickly you fill the position, the length of onboarding, and lost sales during the vacancy.
Estimated cost of turnover: Waiters and Waitresses vs regional average
| Measure | Waiters and Waitresses | Regional average |
|---|---|---|
| Estimated cost of turnover | $33,640 | $80,723 |