Turnover Cost: Nursing Assistants, District of Columbia

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Nursing Assistants · District of Columbia, United States

$24,000 – $95,900estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $47,930 for Nursing Assistants in District of Columbia, 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 Nursing Assistants compares in District of Columbia, 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
  • Assemblers and Fabricators
  • Nursing Assistants
  • Restaurant Cooks
  • Retail Salespersons

What this means

In the District of Columbia, Nursing Assistants earn an annual mean wage of $47,930 per the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025). Replacing one costs $24,000 to $95,900 when applying Gallup's one-half to two times salary range to that wage. Your actual cost depends on hiring timeline and productivity loss during the gap.

Estimated cost of turnover: Nursing Assistants vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in District of Columbia, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureNursing AssistantsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$47,930$99,584

Related benchmarks

BenchmarkAccountants and Auditors, District of Columbia, United StatesEstimated cost of turnover: $122,680 (2025-may).BenchmarkAssemblers and Fabricators, District of Columbia, United StatesEstimated cost of turnover: $52,150 (2025-may).BenchmarkAutomotive Service Technicians and Mechanics, District of Columbia, United StatesEstimated cost of turnover: $67,910 (2025-may).BenchmarkComputer Network Architects, District of Columbia, United StatesEstimated cost of turnover: $145,960 (2025-may).