Turnover Cost: Home Health and Personal Care Aides, South Carolina

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Home Health and Personal Care Aides · South Carolina, United States

$15,200 – $61,000estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $30,480 for Home Health and Personal Care Aides in South Carolina, 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 South Carolina, 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

Turnover costs start with salary: South Carolina's home health aides earn an annual mean wage of $30,480 per the Bureau of Labor Statistics. SHRM's replacement-cost multiple (50% to 200% of salary) puts the estimated cost at $15,200 to $61,000. Real costs depend on how quickly you can fill the vacancy and bring a new hire to full performance.

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

Estimated cost of turnover in South Carolina, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureHome Health and Personal Care AidesRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$30,480$79,075

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