Turnover Cost: Human Resources Specialists, California

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Human Resources Specialists · California, United States

$47,600 – $190,400estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $95,180 for Human Resources Specialists in California, 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 California, 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

Human Resources Specialists in California earn an annual mean wage of $95,180, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The cost to replace one runs between $47,600 and $190,400 when you apply the 50% to 200% replacement-cost multiplier that SHRM and Gallup cite. Your specific cost depends on time-to-fill, ramp-up duration, and what business operations slow while the role is empty.

Estimated cost of turnover: Human Resources Specialists vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in California, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureHuman Resources SpecialistsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$95,180$104,696

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