Turnover Cost: Medical Assistants, Alaska (2025)
Verified cost of employee turnover for the selected Medical Assistants population in Alaska, United States, drawn from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025-may).
Medical Assistants · Alaska, United States
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $56,630 for Medical Assistants in Alaska, 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 Medical Assistants compares in Alaska, United States
Annual mean wage — the input to the estimate above, compared directly rather than as a derived range. See all 31 industries.
What this means
Alaska medical assistants earn an annual mean wage of $56,630 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. When a position opens, replacing one of these professionals costs an estimated $28,300 to $113,300, a range built by applying the 50% to 200% replacement-cost multiple cited by SHRM to that wage. The actual figure depends on how long the position stays open, how quickly the new hire reaches full productivity, and the output lost during the gap.
Estimated cost of turnover: Medical Assistants vs regional average
| Measure | Medical Assistants | Regional average |
|---|---|---|
| Estimated cost of turnover | $56,630 | $80,723 |