Turnover Cost: Waiters and Waitresses, Connecticut (2025)
Verified cost of employee turnover for the selected Waiters and Waitresses population in Connecticut, United States, drawn from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025-may).
Waiters and Waitresses · Connecticut, United States
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $46,220 for Waiters and Waitresses in Connecticut, 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 Connecticut, United States
Annual mean wage — the input to the estimate above, compared directly rather than as a derived range. See all 33 industries.
What this means
Connecticut pays Waiters and Waitresses an annual mean wage of $46,220. The estimated replacement cost for one of these workers is $23,100 to $92,400, based on Gallup research showing that turnover costs run from 50% to 200% of annual salary. Your organization's cost depends on how quickly the position fills, the training time required, and lost sales during the absence.
Estimated cost of turnover: Waiters and Waitresses vs regional average
| Measure | Waiters and Waitresses | Regional average |
|---|---|---|
| Estimated cost of turnover | $46,220 | $92,164 |