Turnover Cost: Human Resources Specialists, Delaware (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Human Resources Specialists · Delaware, United States

$42,600 – $170,500estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $85,230 for Human Resources Specialists in Delaware, 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 Delaware, 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

Delaware's HR specialists earn an annual mean wage of $85,230 according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Replacing an employee at that wage level costs $42,600 to $170,500 using the 50% to 200% replacement-cost range that SHRM and Gallup cite. The exact figure depends on your time-to-fill, how quickly the new hire becomes productive, and how long the role sits vacant.

Estimated cost of turnover: Human Resources Specialists vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Delaware, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureHuman Resources SpecialistsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$85,230$86,199

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