Turnover Cost: Human Resources Specialists, Montana (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Human Resources Specialists · Montana, United States

$35,700 – $142,900estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $71,430 for Human Resources Specialists in Montana, 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 Montana, 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

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the annual mean wage for HR Specialists in Montana is $71,430 (May 2025), and applying the Work Institute's 33% to 200% turnover multiplier yields an estimated replacement cost of $35,700 to $142,900. Time to hire, ramp-up duration, and delayed work all factor into your final cost.

Estimated cost of turnover: Human Resources Specialists vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Montana, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureHuman Resources SpecialistsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$71,430$76,062

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