Turnover Cost: Human Resources Specialists, Mississippi

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Human Resources Specialists · Mississippi, United States

$34,200 – $136,700estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $68,360 for Human Resources Specialists in Mississippi, 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 Mississippi, 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

Mississippi's annual mean wage for HR Specialists stands at $68,360, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025), and when you apply Gallup's one-half to two times salary multiplier, the replacement cost falls between $34,200 and $136,700. Actual expenses depend on vacancy duration and how long training takes.

Estimated cost of turnover: Human Resources Specialists vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Mississippi, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureHuman Resources SpecialistsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$68,360$66,966

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