Turnover Cost: Waiters and Waitresses, Florida (2025)

Verified cost of employee turnover for the selected Waiters and Waitresses population in Florida, United States, drawn from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025-may).

Estimated cost of turnover

Waiters and Waitresses · Florida, United States

$20,900 – $83,700estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $41,840 for Waiters and Waitresses in Florida, 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 Florida, 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

For Waiters and Waitresses in Florida, the annual mean wage is $41,840. The estimated replacement cost is $20,900 to $83,700, based on Gallup research showing that turnover costs range from 50% to 200% of annual salary. Your actual cost depends on how long the position sits vacant, the onboarding timeline, and lost sales while unfilled.

Estimated cost of turnover: Waiters and Waitresses vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Florida, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureWaiters and WaitressesRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$41,840$81,915

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