Turnover Cost: Medical Assistants, North Carolina (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Medical Assistants · North Carolina, United States

$22,000 – $88,200estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $44,090 for Medical Assistants in North Carolina, 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 North Carolina, United States

Annual mean wage — the input to the estimate above, compared directly rather than as a derived range. See all 32 industries.

  • Computer and Information Systems Managers
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  • Customer Service Representatives
  • Home Health and Personal Care Aides

What this means

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, North Carolina's Medical Assistants have an annual mean wage of $44,090. The estimated cost to replace one of these employees, using the SHRM replacement-cost metric (one-half to two times annual salary), falls between $22,000 and $88,200. This is a planning baseline; actual replacement costs depend on how quickly you can hire, onboard, and bring a new assistant to full capability.

Estimated cost of turnover: Medical Assistants vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in North Carolina, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureMedical AssistantsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$44,090$82,246

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