Turnover Cost: Accountants and Auditors, Illinois (2025)
Verified cost of employee turnover for the selected Accountants and Auditors population in Illinois, United States, drawn from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025-may).
Accountants and Auditors · Illinois, United States
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $88,910 for Accountants and Auditors in Illinois, 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 Accountants and Auditors compares in Illinois, United States
Annual mean wage — the input to the estimate above, compared directly rather than as a derived range. See all 33 industries.
What this means
$88,910 is the annual mean wage for accountants and auditors in Illinois, per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Replacing one triggers an estimated cost between $44,500 and $177,800, calculated using the Work Institute's 33% to 200% replacement-cost framework. Your actual bill depends on how fast you can source a replacement and get them fully productive.
Estimated cost of turnover: Accountants and Auditors vs regional average
| Measure | Accountants and Auditors | Regional average |
|---|---|---|
| Estimated cost of turnover | $88,910 | $86,267 |