Turnover Cost: Nursing Assistants, Maryland (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Nursing Assistants · Maryland, United States

$21,700 – $86,600estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $43,310 for Nursing Assistants in Maryland, 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 Maryland, 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

With an annual mean wage of $43,310, replacing a nursing assistant in Maryland carries an estimated cost of $21,700 to $86,600. This range applies the Work Institute's 33% to 200% replacement multiple to the annual salary. Your facility's actual cost depends on hiring speed, training time, and coverage gaps.

Estimated cost of turnover: Nursing Assistants vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Maryland, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureNursing AssistantsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$43,310$93,226