Turnover Cost: Wholesale and Manufacturing Sales Representatives, Kentucky

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Wholesale and Manufacturing Sales Representatives · Kentucky, United States

$38,800 – $155,100estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $77,540 for Wholesale and Manufacturing Sales Representatives in Kentucky, 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 Kentucky, United States

Annual mean wage — the input to the estimate above, compared directly rather than as a derived range. See all 32 industries.

  • Computer and Information Systems Managers
  • Accountants and Auditors
  • Wholesale and Manufacturing Sales Representatives
  • Human Resources Specialists
  • Retail Salespersons

What this means

Kentucky's Wholesale and Manufacturing Sales Representatives earn an annual mean wage of $77,540, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data (May 2025). Replacing one costs $38,800 to $155,100 using Work Institute's 33% to 200% replacement range. The true figure depends on how fast you hire, how quickly people reach full effectiveness, and the revenue gap while the position is open.

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

Estimated cost of turnover in Kentucky, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureWholesale and Manufacturing Sales RepresentativesRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$77,540$74,981

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