Turnover Cost: Human Resources Specialists, Tennessee (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Human Resources Specialists · Tennessee, United States

$36,800 – $147,200estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $73,590 for Human Resources Specialists in Tennessee, 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 Tennessee, 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

Tennessee reports an annual mean wage of $73,590 for HR specialists through Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Should you replace one, budget between $36,800 and $147,200 using SHRM's replacement-cost estimate of 50% to 200% of annual salary. Your actual figure depends on time-to-fill, ramp-up time, and lost productivity.

Estimated cost of turnover: Human Resources Specialists vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Tennessee, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureHuman Resources SpecialistsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$73,590$77,144

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