Turnover Cost: Medical Assistants, Louisiana (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Medical Assistants · Louisiana, United States

$18,100 – $72,400estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $36,180 for Medical Assistants in Louisiana, 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 Louisiana, United States

Annual mean wage — the input to the estimate above, compared directly rather than as a derived range. See all 31 industries.

  • Computer and Information Systems Managers
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  • Waiters and Waitresses

What this means

$36,180 is the annual mean wage for Medical Assistants in Louisiana, per the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Replacing one runs an estimated $18,100 to $72,400, using SHRM's 50% to 200% replacement-cost range applied to that wage. Organizations should consider their own hiring timelines, training costs, and productivity impact when budgeting for turnover.

Estimated cost of turnover: Medical Assistants vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Louisiana, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureMedical AssistantsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$36,180$68,213

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