Turnover Cost: Human Resources Specialists, Oregon (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Human Resources Specialists · Oregon, United States

$42,300 – $169,100estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $84,550 for Human Resources Specialists in Oregon, 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 Oregon, United States

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

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What this means

In Oregon, the annual mean wage for HR specialists reaches $84,550 according to Bureau of Labor Statistics. The cost to replace such a professional would be between $42,300 and $169,100, based on applying SHRM's 50% to 200% replacement-cost estimate to that wage. The real cost in any case depends on hiring duration, training needs, and lost productivity during the transition.

Estimated cost of turnover: Human Resources Specialists vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Oregon, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureHuman Resources SpecialistsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$84,550$90,225

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