Turnover Cost: Waiters and Waitresses, North Dakota (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Waiters and Waitresses · North Dakota, United States

$18,100 – $72,500estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $36,250 for Waiters and Waitresses in North Dakota, 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 Dakota, 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

The annual mean wage for this occupation in North Dakota stands at $36,250 according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Replacing a server costs between $18,100 and $72,500 by applying SHRM's 50% to 200% multiple to that wage. The final bill shifts with local labor supply, onboarding speed, and downtime before the new hire reaches independence.

Estimated cost of turnover: Waiters and Waitresses vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in North Dakota, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureWaiters and WaitressesRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$36,250$75,814

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