Turnover Cost: Accountants and Auditors, North Carolina

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Accountants and Auditors · North Carolina, United States

$46,900 – $187,600estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $93,810 for Accountants and Auditors in North Carolina, 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 North Carolina, United States

Annual mean wage — the input to the estimate above, compared directly rather than as a derived range. See all 32 industries.

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What this means

North Carolina put its accountants and auditors at an annual mean wage of $93,810 in May 2025, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data. If one leaves, the estimated replacement cost is $46,900 to $187,600, based on SHRM's 50% to 200% replacement-cost multiple applied to that wage. The real figure depends on your time-to-fill, onboarding speed, and lost productivity during the vacancy.

Estimated cost of turnover: Accountants and Auditors vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in North Carolina, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureAccountants and AuditorsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$93,810$82,246

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