Turnover Cost: Waiters and Waitresses, Rhode Island (2025)
Verified cost of employee turnover for the selected Waiters and Waitresses population in Rhode Island, United States, drawn from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025-may).
Waiters and Waitresses · Rhode Island, United States
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $42,740 for Waiters and Waitresses in Rhode Island, 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 Rhode Island, 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
In Rhode Island, restaurants employ waiters and waitresses at an annual mean wage of $42,740 according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Replacing one costs between $21,400 and $85,500 when applying SHRM's 50% to 200% replacement-cost multiple to that wage. The exact figure depends on how long the role stays open, how productive the hire becomes, and lost revenue during the gap.
Estimated cost of turnover: Waiters and Waitresses vs regional average
| Measure | Waiters and Waitresses | Regional average |
|---|---|---|
| Estimated cost of turnover | $42,740 | $88,206 |