Turnover Cost: Waiters and Waitresses, Oklahoma (2025)
Verified cost of employee turnover for the selected Waiters and Waitresses population in Oklahoma, United States, drawn from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025-may).
Waiters and Waitresses · Oklahoma, United States
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $25,870 for Waiters and Waitresses in Oklahoma, 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 Oklahoma, 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
Across Oklahoma, the Bureau of Labor Statistics pegs the annual mean wage for waiters and waitresses at $25,870. Replacing one costs $12,900 to $51,700 when applying SHRM's 50% to 200% replacement-cost multiple to that wage. The real figure depends on hiring speed, onboarding time, and lost revenue during turnover.
Estimated cost of turnover: Waiters and Waitresses vs regional average
| Measure | Waiters and Waitresses | Regional average |
|---|---|---|
| Estimated cost of turnover | $25,870 | $74,288 |