Turnover Cost: Accountants and Auditors, Montana (2025)
Verified cost of employee turnover for the selected Accountants and Auditors population in Montana, United States, drawn from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025-may).
Accountants and Auditors · Montana, United States
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $82,750 for Accountants and Auditors in Montana, 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 Montana, 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
$82,750 is what Montana accountants and auditors earned as an annual mean wage in May 2025, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data. When one departs, replacing them costs between $41,400 and $165,500, derived from applying the SHRM-cited 50% to 200% multiple to that wage. Actual replacement expense depends on recruitment timeline, training duration, and lost output during the vacancy.
Estimated cost of turnover: Accountants and Auditors vs regional average
| Measure | Accountants and Auditors | Regional average |
|---|---|---|
| Estimated cost of turnover | $82,750 | $76,062 |