Turnover Cost: Waiters and Waitresses, Michigan (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Waiters and Waitresses · Michigan, United States

$22,500 – $89,800estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $44,910 for Waiters and Waitresses in Michigan, 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 Michigan, 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 Michigan servers, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an annual mean wage of $44,910 as of May 2025. Applying Gallup's replacement-cost research (50% to 200% of salary), replacing one server costs between $22,500 and $89,800. Factors like tight labor markets and specialized menu knowledge can push the actual number up; streamlined hiring can bring it down.

Estimated cost of turnover: Waiters and Waitresses vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Michigan, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureWaiters and WaitressesRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$44,910$79,512

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