Turnover Cost: Waiters and Waitresses, Minnesota (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Waiters and Waitresses · Minnesota, United States

$15,000 – $60,100estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $30,060 for Waiters and Waitresses in Minnesota, 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 Minnesota, United States

Annual mean wage — the input to the estimate above, compared directly rather than as a derived range. See all 33 industries.

  • Computer and Information Systems Managers
  • Retail Salespersons
  • Waiters and Waitresses

What this means

Minnesota servers earned an annual mean wage of $30,060 in May 2025, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Using the Work Institute's cost estimate (33% to 200% of salary), replacing one of these workers would cost between $15,000 and $60,100. Your specific replacement cost hinges on how aggressively you hire, the strength of your training program, and productivity loss during open shifts.

Estimated cost of turnover: Waiters and Waitresses vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Minnesota, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureWaiters and WaitressesRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$30,060$86,308

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