Turnover Cost: Waiters and Waitresses, Washington (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Waiters and Waitresses · Washington, United States

$30,300 – $121,200estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $60,590 for Waiters and Waitresses in Washington, 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 Washington, 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

Washington state reports an annual mean wage of $60,590 for waiters and waitresses, per Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Replacing one costs $30,300 to $121,200 when applying the Work Institute's 50% to 200% replacement-cost range to that wage. Actual cost depends on hiring timeline, training period, and lost revenue during turnover.

Estimated cost of turnover: Waiters and Waitresses vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Washington, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureWaiters and WaitressesRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$60,590$103,874

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