Turnover Cost: Human Resources Specialists, West Virginia

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Human Resources Specialists · West Virginia, United States

$37,000 – $148,100estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $74,040 for Human Resources Specialists in West Virginia, 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 West Virginia, United States

Annual mean wage — the input to the estimate above, compared directly rather than as a derived range. See all 30 industries.

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What this means

Replacing a Human Resources Specialist in West Virginia means contending with replacement costs between $37,000 and $148,100. That range comes from applying Gallup's 50% to 200% multiple to the annual mean wage of $74,040 that the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports for the role. Actual costs vary with position fill time, onboarding duration, and lost productivity during the vacancy.

Estimated cost of turnover: Human Resources Specialists vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in West Virginia, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureHuman Resources SpecialistsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$74,040$66,981

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