Turnover Cost: Human Resources Specialists, New York (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Human Resources Specialists · New York, United States

$47,500 – $190,100estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $95,040 for Human Resources Specialists in New York, 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 York, 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

In New York, HR Specialists earn an annual mean wage of $95,040 (Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025), a level reflecting strong regional demand, and when you apply Gallup's one-half to two times salary multiplier, you get a replacement cost of $47,500 to $190,100. Your hiring timeline, onboarding intensity, and productivity loss all matter.

Estimated cost of turnover: Human Resources Specialists vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in New York, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureHuman Resources SpecialistsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$95,040$98,119

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