Turnover Cost: Human Resources Specialists, Hawaii (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Human Resources Specialists · Hawaii, United States

$38,700 – $154,600estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $77,320 for Human Resources Specialists in Hawaii, 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 Hawaii, 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 Hawaii, HR specialists earn an annual mean wage of $77,320 per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The cost of replacing one runs between $38,700 and $154,600 when you apply the 50% to 200% cost-of-replacement multiple that SHRM and Gallup document. This is a planning estimate that varies based on your time-to-fill, onboarding pace, and how much work stalls during the vacancy.

Estimated cost of turnover: Human Resources Specialists vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Hawaii, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureHuman Resources SpecialistsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$77,320$86,052

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