Turnover Cost: Human Resources Specialists, New Mexico

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Human Resources Specialists · New Mexico, United States

$37,600 – $150,300estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $75,140 for Human Resources Specialists in New Mexico, 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 Mexico, 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

For HR Specialists in New Mexico, the annual mean wage is $75,140 (Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025), and using the Work Institute's 33% to 200% multiplier yields an estimated replacement cost of $37,600 to $150,300. Hiring speed, training demands, and productivity gaps during vacancy all matter.

Estimated cost of turnover: Human Resources Specialists vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in New Mexico, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureHuman Resources SpecialistsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$75,140$77,612

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