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).

Estimated cost of turnover

Accountants and Auditors · Illinois, United States

$44,500 – $177,800estimated range, 2025-may

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.

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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

Estimated cost of turnover in Illinois, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureAccountants and AuditorsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$88,910$86,267