Turnover Cost: Human Resources Specialists, Arkansas (2025)

Verified cost of employee turnover for the selected Human Resources Specialists population in Arkansas, United States, drawn from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025-may).

Estimated cost of turnover

Human Resources Specialists · Arkansas, United States

$31,200 – $124,800estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $62,410 for Human Resources Specialists in Arkansas, 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 Human Resources Specialists compares in Arkansas, United States

Annual mean wage — the input to the estimate above, compared directly rather than as a derived range. See all 31 industries.

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What this means

Replacing a Human Resources Specialist in Arkansas carries an estimated cost of $31,200 to $124,800, based on that state's annual mean wage of $62,410 according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. This comes from applying the 50% to 200% replacement-cost multiple that SHRM and Gallup cite. Your actual cost depends on how quickly you hire, how long before your new hire is productive, and what business impact the vacancy creates.

Estimated cost of turnover: Human Resources Specialists vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Arkansas, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureHuman Resources SpecialistsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$62,410$69,554