Turnover Cost: Home Health and Personal Care Aides, Washington

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Home Health and Personal Care Aides · Washington, United States

$24,100 – $96,400estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $48,210 for Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Washington, 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 Washington, 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

The highest wages in this sample go to aides in Washington, where the annual mean wage is $48,210 (Bureau of Labor Statistics). Using SHRM's replacement-cost rule (50% to 200% of salary), the cost to replace one is estimated at $24,100 to $96,400. That wide range reflects how much turnover cost varies with hiring speed and onboarding effectiveness.

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

Estimated cost of turnover in Washington, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureHome Health and Personal Care AidesRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$48,210$103,874

Related benchmarks

BenchmarkAccountants and Auditors, Washington, United StatesEstimated cost of turnover: $102,700 (2025-may).BenchmarkAssemblers and Fabricators, Washington, United StatesEstimated cost of turnover: $51,280 (2025-may).BenchmarkAutomotive Service Technicians and Mechanics, Washington, United StatesEstimated cost of turnover: $62,460 (2025-may).BenchmarkComputer Network Architects, Washington, United StatesEstimated cost of turnover: $164,930 (2025-may).