Turnover Cost: Accountants and Auditors, Mississippi (2025)

Verified cost of employee turnover for the selected Accountants and Auditors population in Mississippi, United States, drawn from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025-may).

Estimated cost of turnover

Accountants and Auditors · Mississippi, United States

$38,800 – $155,400estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $77,680 for Accountants and Auditors in Mississippi, 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 Mississippi, 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

Mississippi paid its accountants and auditors an annual mean wage of $77,680 in May 2025, per Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Replacing one would cost an organization an estimated $38,800 to $155,400, using SHRM's 50% to 200% replacement-cost rule of thumb applied to that wage. Real costs vary by how quickly you fill the role and how long ramp-up takes.

Estimated cost of turnover: Accountants and Auditors vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Mississippi, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureAccountants and AuditorsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$77,680$66,966

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