Turnover Cost: Nursing Assistants, Kentucky (2025)
Verified cost of employee turnover for the selected Nursing Assistants population in Kentucky, United States, drawn from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025-may).
Nursing Assistants · Kentucky, United States
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $39,170 for Nursing Assistants in Kentucky, 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 Kentucky, United States
Annual mean wage — the input to the estimate above, compared directly rather than as a derived range. See all 32 industries.
What this means
Kentucky nursing assistants earn an annual mean wage of $39,170. Replacing a departing assistant costs an estimated $19,600 to $78,300 when applying the Work Institute's 33% to 200% turnover-cost range to that salary. Actual expenses depend on how quickly you hire, how fast new staff become productive, and how coverage gaps affect operations.
Estimated cost of turnover: Nursing Assistants vs regional average
| Measure | Nursing Assistants | Regional average |
|---|---|---|
| Estimated cost of turnover | $39,170 | $74,981 |