Turnover Cost: Waiters and Waitresses, Louisiana (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Waiters and Waitresses · Louisiana, United States

$11,200 – $44,700estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $22,350 for Waiters and Waitresses in Louisiana, 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 Louisiana, United States

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What this means

Louisiana hospitality workers earned an annual mean wage of $22,350 as of May 2025, per Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Applying SHRM's replacement-cost guidance (50% to 200% of salary), the estimated cost to bring on a replacement server ranges from $11,200 to $44,700. This is an estimate; real replacement costs vary widely based on staff turnover rates and training infrastructure in your operation.

Estimated cost of turnover: Waiters and Waitresses vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Louisiana, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureWaiters and WaitressesRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$22,350$68,213

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