Turnover Cost: General and Operations Managers, Illinois

Verified cost of employee turnover for the selected General and Operations Managers population in Illinois, United States, drawn from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025-may).

Estimated cost of turnover

General and Operations Managers · Illinois, United States

$67,800 – $271,100estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $135,540 for General and Operations Managers 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 General and Operations Managers 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

For Illinois General and Operations Managers, the annual mean wage came to $135,540 (May 2025, BLS). Replacing one manager costs an estimated $67,800 to $271,100 by applying SHRM's 50% to 200% replacement-cost multiple to that wage. Actual turnover costs depend on your hiring timeline, the ramp-up period, and lost output during transition.

Estimated cost of turnover: General and Operations Managers vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Illinois, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureGeneral and Operations ManagersRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$135,540$86,267

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