Turnover Cost: Human Resources Specialists, New Jersey

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Human Resources Specialists · New Jersey, United States

$44,600 – $178,300estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $89,170 for Human Resources Specialists in New Jersey, 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 New Jersey, 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

The Bureau of Labor Statistics documents an annual mean wage of $89,170 for HR Specialists in New Jersey (May 2025), and applying Gallup's one-half to two times salary multiplier yields a replacement cost of $44,600 to $178,300. How quickly you fill the role, how long ramp-up takes, and delayed work all factor in.

Estimated cost of turnover: Human Resources Specialists vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in New Jersey, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureHuman Resources SpecialistsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$89,170$97,203

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