Turnover Cost: Medical Assistants, Montana (2025)
Verified cost of employee turnover for the selected Medical Assistants population in Montana, United States, drawn from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025-may).
Medical Assistants · Montana, United States
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $46,570 for Medical Assistants in Montana, 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 Montana, United States
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What this means
Montana's annual mean wage for Medical Assistants stands at $46,570. Using Gallup's replacement-cost guideline (one-half to two times annual salary) applied to that wage, the estimated cost to replace one Medical Assistant falls between $23,300 and $93,100. Like all cost estimates from research, your organization's actual figure will depend on local hiring challenges, training investment, and how long a role stays vacant.
Estimated cost of turnover: Medical Assistants vs regional average
| Measure | Medical Assistants | Regional average |
|---|---|---|
| Estimated cost of turnover | $46,570 | $76,062 |