Turnover Cost: Medical Assistants, Washington (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Medical Assistants · Washington, United States

$29,300 – $117,200estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $58,590 for Medical Assistants in Washington, 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 Washington, 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

Replacing a Medical Assistant in Washington carries an estimated cost of $29,300 to $117,200. That estimate applies the Work Institute's 33% to 200% model to the annual mean wage of $58,590 per the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Your actual cost will depend on time-to-fill, ramp-up pace, and lost productivity.

Estimated cost of turnover: Medical Assistants vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Washington, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureMedical AssistantsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$58,590$103,874

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