Turnover Cost: Wholesale and Manufacturing Sales Representatives, California

Verified cost of employee turnover for the selected Wholesale and Manufacturing Sales Representatives population in California, United States, drawn from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025-may).

Estimated cost of turnover

Wholesale and Manufacturing Sales Representatives · California, United States

$44,200 – $176,900estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $88,460 for Wholesale and Manufacturing Sales Representatives in California, 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 Wholesale and Manufacturing Sales Representatives compares in California, United States

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What this means

California's market puts the annual mean wage for Wholesale and Manufacturing Sales Representatives at $88,460. Replacing one costs $44,200 to $176,900 using SHRM's 50%-to-200% multiple. The variance in that range reflects uncertainty in ramp time and whether the role sits vacant or if existing team members absorb the workload short-term.

Estimated cost of turnover: Wholesale and Manufacturing Sales Representatives vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in California, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureWholesale and Manufacturing Sales RepresentativesRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$88,460$104,696

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