Turnover Cost: Human Resources Specialists, Pennsylvania

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Human Resources Specialists · Pennsylvania, United States

$38,600 – $154,600estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $77,290 for Human Resources Specialists in Pennsylvania, 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 Pennsylvania, 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

Pennsylvania data from Bureau of Labor Statistics shows an annual mean wage of $77,290 for HR specialists. Replacement cost for one professional falls between $38,600 and $154,600 using SHRM's 50% to 200% replacement multiplier on that salary. Time-to-fill, onboarding complexity, and lost output typically determine where the actual cost lands within that estimate.

Estimated cost of turnover: Human Resources Specialists vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Pennsylvania, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureHuman Resources SpecialistsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$77,290$80,393

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