Turnover Cost: Medical Assistants, Iowa (2025)
Verified cost of employee turnover for the selected Medical Assistants population in Iowa, United States, drawn from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025-may).
Medical Assistants · Iowa, United States
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $44,930 for Medical Assistants in Iowa, 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 Iowa, United States
Annual mean wage — the input to the estimate above, compared directly rather than as a derived range. See all 33 industries.
What this means
In Iowa, the annual mean wage for Medical Assistants is $44,930, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Replacing a Medical Assistant in this role costs an estimated $22,500 to $89,900, derived from applying SHRM's 50% to 200% replacement-cost multiple to that wage. The actual figure depends on your hiring timeline, training duration, and the productivity impact while the role stays vacant.
Estimated cost of turnover: Medical Assistants vs regional average
| Measure | Medical Assistants | Regional average |
|---|---|---|
| Estimated cost of turnover | $44,930 | $75,472 |