Turnover Cost: Waiters and Waitresses, Vermont (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Waiters and Waitresses · Vermont, United States

$29,400 – $117,700estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $58,850 for Waiters and Waitresses in Vermont, 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 Vermont, United States

Annual mean wage — the input to the estimate above, compared directly rather than as a derived range. See all 31 industries.

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What this means

Vermont reports an annual mean wage of $58,850 for waiters and waitresses, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics figures. Replacing one costs $29,400 to $117,700 using the Gallup-cited 50% to 200% replacement multiple applied to salary. Actual cost shifts based on how long the position stays vacant, training timeline, and lost customer service.

Estimated cost of turnover: Waiters and Waitresses vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Vermont, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureWaiters and WaitressesRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$58,850$80,436

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