Turnover Cost: Waiters and Waitresses, Montana (2025)
Verified cost of employee turnover for the selected Waiters and Waitresses population in Montana, United States, drawn from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025-may).
Waiters and Waitresses · Montana, United States
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $29,180 for Waiters and Waitresses in Montana, 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 Montana, United States
Annual mean wage — the input to the estimate above, compared directly rather than as a derived range. See all 33 industries.
What this means
Montana servers earn an annual mean wage of $29,180, per the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Replacing one costs between $14,600 and $58,400 using SHRM's 50% to 200% replacement-cost multiple. The true cost depends on your hiring speed, how quickly a new hire reaches productivity, and customer impact during onboarding.
Estimated cost of turnover: Waiters and Waitresses vs regional average
| Measure | Waiters and Waitresses | Regional average |
|---|---|---|
| Estimated cost of turnover | $29,180 | $76,062 |