Turnover Cost: Human Resources Specialists, North Carolina

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Human Resources Specialists · North Carolina, United States

$39,700 – $158,900estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $79,450 for Human Resources Specialists in North Carolina, 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 North Carolina, United States

Annual mean wage — the input to the estimate above, compared directly rather than as a derived range. See all 32 industries.

  • Computer and Information Systems Managers
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What this means

When calculating HR specialist replacement costs in North Carolina, start with the annual mean wage of $79,450 (Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025), then apply SHRM's 50% to 200% multiplier to estimate the cost at $39,700 to $158,900. Your real expense depends on hiring speed and how long onboarding takes.

Estimated cost of turnover: Human Resources Specialists vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in North Carolina, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureHuman Resources SpecialistsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$79,450$82,246

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