Turnover Cost: Home Health and Personal Care Aides, Mississippi

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Home Health and Personal Care Aides · Mississippi, United States

$12,700 – $50,800estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $25,380 for Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Mississippi, 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 Mississippi, United States

Annual mean wage — the input to the estimate above, compared directly rather than as a derived range. See all 33 industries.

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What this means

Mississippi's annual mean wage for Home Health and Personal Care Aides was $25,380 in May 2025, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Replacing a departing aide carries an estimated cost of $12,700 to $50,800, derived from Gallup's replacement-cost multiple of 50% to 200% of annual salary. The actual expense shifts with how quickly you fill the position, how long onboarding takes, and the work delayed during the gap.

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

Estimated cost of turnover in Mississippi, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureHome Health and Personal Care AidesRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$25,380$66,966

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