Turnover Cost: Human Resources Specialists, District of Columbia

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Human Resources Specialists · District of Columbia, United States

$58,000 – $232,000estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $116,020 for Human Resources Specialists in District of Columbia, 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 District of Columbia, 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

In the District of Columbia, Human Resources Specialists command an annual mean wage of $116,020 as of May 2025 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics). Replacing one costs an estimated $58,000 to $232,000 when you apply the 50% to 200% replacement-cost multiplier from SHRM and Gallup. That range assumes variation in hiring speed, training time, and lost productivity while the position sits unfilled.

Estimated cost of turnover: Human Resources Specialists vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in District of Columbia, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureHuman Resources SpecialistsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$116,020$99,584

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