Turnover Cost: Human Resources Specialists, Illinois (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Human Resources Specialists · Illinois, United States

$40,700 – $163,000estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $81,480 for Human Resources Specialists in Illinois, 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 Illinois, 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 Illinois earn an annual mean wage of $81,480, per the Bureau of Labor Statistics as of May 2025. Replacing one of these professionals costs between $40,700 and $163,000 when SHRM and Gallup's 50% to 200% replacement-cost multiple is applied to that annual wage. The range is a planning estimate; actual replacement costs depend on the hiring timeline, training period, and productivity loss during vacancy.

Estimated cost of turnover: Human Resources Specialists vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Illinois, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureHuman Resources SpecialistsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$81,480$86,267

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