Turnover Cost: Accountants and Auditors, South Dakota (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Accountants and Auditors · South Dakota, United States

$42,500 – $170,100estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $85,030 for Accountants and Auditors in South Dakota, 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 South Dakota, 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

South Dakota's accountants and auditors earn an annual mean wage of $85,030 according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Replacing one of these professionals costs an estimated $42,500 to $170,100, based on applying SHRM's replacement-cost range of 50% to 200% of annual salary to that wage. This is a planning estimate; actual costs for your organization will depend on time-to-fill, training ramp-up, and lost productivity during the vacancy.

Estimated cost of turnover: Accountants and Auditors vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in South Dakota, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureAccountants and AuditorsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$85,030$75,439

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