Turnover Cost: Computer User Support Specialists, Illinois

Verified cost of employee turnover for the selected Computer User Support Specialists population in Illinois, United States, drawn from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025-may).

Estimated cost of turnover

Computer User Support Specialists · Illinois, United States

$31,800 – $127,300estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $63,630 for Computer User Support Specialists 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 Computer User Support Specialists 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

Illinois Computer User Support Specialists earned an annual mean wage of $63,630 in May 2025, per Bureau of Labor Statistics data. The cost of replacing one of these workers ranges from $31,800 to $127,300, based on the Work Institute's estimate that turnover costs between 33% and 200% of annual salary. Actual replacement expenses depend on time-to-hire, training requirements, and productivity gaps during onboarding.

Estimated cost of turnover: Computer User Support Specialists vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Illinois, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureComputer User Support SpecialistsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$63,630$86,267

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