Turnover Cost: Medical Assistants, District of Columbia

Verified cost of employee turnover for the selected Medical Assistants population in District of Columbia, United States, drawn from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025-may).

Estimated cost of turnover

Medical Assistants · District of Columbia, United States

$27,400 – $109,800estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $54,890 for Medical Assistants 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 Medical Assistants 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

Medical assistants in the District of Columbia have an annual mean wage of $54,890 as reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Replacing one runs an estimated $27,400 to $109,800 when you apply the 50% to 200% replacement-cost range from SHRM to that wage. The actual hit to your budget reflects your hiring speed and how long the role sits vacant.

Estimated cost of turnover: Medical Assistants vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in District of Columbia, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureMedical AssistantsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$54,890$99,584

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