Turnover Cost: Wholesale and Manufacturing Sales Representatives, Tennessee

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Wholesale and Manufacturing Sales Representatives · Tennessee, United States

$37,700 – $151,000estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $75,490 for Wholesale and Manufacturing Sales Representatives in Tennessee, 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 Tennessee, United States

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What this means

Sales representatives in Tennessee's wholesale and manufacturing sector earned $75,490 as their annual mean wage in May 2025, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Replacing one of these employees costs an estimated $37,700 to $151,000, based on SHRM's research showing replacement costs typically range from 50% to 200% of annual salary. Time-to-fill, onboarding, and productivity loss shape the actual expense an organization faces.

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

Estimated cost of turnover in Tennessee, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureWholesale and Manufacturing Sales RepresentativesRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$75,490$77,144

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