Turnover Cost: Medical Assistants, Missouri (2025)
Verified cost of employee turnover for the selected Medical Assistants population in Missouri, United States, drawn from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025-may).
Medical Assistants · Missouri, United States
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $42,030 for Medical Assistants in Missouri, 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 Missouri, 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
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an annual mean wage of $42,030 for Medical Assistants in Missouri. Using the SHRM replacement-cost multiple (50% to 200% of annual salary) applied to that wage produces an estimated cost range of $21,000 to $84,100. This range is a planning estimate; actual turnover costs depend on hiring timelines, training duration, and productivity ramp-up in your organization.
Estimated cost of turnover: Medical Assistants vs regional average
| Measure | Medical Assistants | Regional average |
|---|---|---|
| Estimated cost of turnover | $42,030 | $75,771 |