Turnover Cost: Waiters and Waitresses, Utah (2025)
Verified cost of employee turnover for the selected Waiters and Waitresses population in Utah, United States, drawn from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025-may).
Waiters and Waitresses · Utah, United States
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $37,360 for Waiters and Waitresses in Utah, 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 Utah, 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
In Utah, the annual mean wage for waiters and waitresses is $37,360 according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Replacing an employee at this wage costs $18,700 to $74,700 using the Work Institute's 50% to 200% replacement-cost range. The exact amount depends on position-fill time, training period, and business impact during the vacancy.
Estimated cost of turnover: Waiters and Waitresses vs regional average
| Measure | Waiters and Waitresses | Regional average |
|---|---|---|
| Estimated cost of turnover | $37,360 | $82,038 |