Turnover Cost: Home Health and Personal Care Aides, District of Columbia

Verified cost of employee turnover for the selected Home Health and Personal Care Aides population in District of Columbia, United States, drawn from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025-may).

Estimated cost of turnover

Home Health and Personal Care Aides · District of Columbia, United States

$21,300 – $85,100estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $42,540 for Home Health and Personal Care Aides in District of Columbia, 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 Home Health and Personal Care Aides compares in District of Columbia, 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

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the annual mean wage for Home Health and Personal Care Aides in the District of Columbia is $42,540 (May 2025). Replacing one worker costs an estimated $21,300 to $85,100 using SHRM and Gallup's 50% to 200% replacement-cost multiple. The employer's actual turnover cost depends on hiring timeline, ramp-up, and lost output.

Estimated cost of turnover: Home Health and Personal Care Aides vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in District of Columbia, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureHome Health and Personal Care AidesRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$42,540$99,584

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