Turnover Cost: Waiters and Waitresses, North Carolina (2025)
Verified cost of employee turnover for the selected Waiters and Waitresses population in North Carolina, United States, drawn from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025-may).
Waiters and Waitresses · North Carolina, United States
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $37,850 for Waiters and Waitresses in North Carolina, 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 North Carolina, United States
Annual mean wage — the input to the estimate above, compared directly rather than as a derived range. See all 32 industries.
What this means
North Carolina's annual mean wage for waiters and waitresses lands at $37,850. The estimated replacement cost of $18,900 to $75,700 applies Gallup's 50% to 200% salary multiple to that wage. Actual costs vary by market tightness, how intensive training is, and how much service quality declines during the transition.
Estimated cost of turnover: Waiters and Waitresses vs regional average
| Measure | Waiters and Waitresses | Regional average |
|---|---|---|
| Estimated cost of turnover | $37,850 | $82,246 |