Turnover Cost: Waiters and Waitresses, Mississippi (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Waiters and Waitresses · Mississippi, United States

$12,300 – $49,400estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $24,680 for Waiters and Waitresses in Mississippi, 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 Mississippi, 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

Mississippi's annual mean wage for Waiters and Waitresses was $24,680 in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Applying SHRM's replacement-cost rule of thumb (50% to 200% of annual salary), the cost to replace one employee ranges from $12,300 to $49,400. The range is a planning estimate; an employer's actual cost depends on time-to-fill, ramp-up, and lost productivity.

Estimated cost of turnover: Waiters and Waitresses vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Mississippi, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureWaiters and WaitressesRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$24,680$66,966

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