Turnover Cost: Medical Assistants, New York (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Medical Assistants · New York, United States

$24,400 – $97,500estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $48,750 for Medical Assistants in New York, 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 New York, United States

Annual mean wage — the input to the estimate above, compared directly rather than as a derived range. See all 33 industries.

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What this means

According to Bureau of Labor Statistics data, Medical Assistants in New York have an annual mean wage of $48,750. Using Gallup's replacement-cost range (one-half to two times annual salary) applied to that wage gives an estimated cost between $24,400 and $97,500. This range reflects what research suggests; actual replacement costs depend on hiring ease in your local market, onboarding design, and the time needed for a new hire to reach full competency.

Estimated cost of turnover: Medical Assistants vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in New York, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureMedical AssistantsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$48,750$98,119

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