Turnover Cost: Human Resources Specialists, South Dakota

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Human Resources Specialists · South Dakota, United States

$37,200 – $148,900estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $74,450 for Human Resources Specialists in South Dakota, 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 South Dakota, 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

At $74,450, South Dakota's annual mean wage for HR specialists ranks below the national average according to Bureau of Labor Statistics. The estimated replacement cost of one specialist is $37,200 to $148,900, based on applying SHRM's 50% to 200% replacement multiplier to annual salary. Real costs vary with hiring speed, training intensity, and losses during knowledge transfer.

Estimated cost of turnover: Human Resources Specialists vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in South Dakota, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureHuman Resources SpecialistsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$74,450$75,439

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