Turnover Cost: Nursing Assistants, Minnesota (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Nursing Assistants · Minnesota, United States

$23,000 – $92,100estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $46,030 for Nursing Assistants in Minnesota, 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 Minnesota, 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

Minnesota's annual mean wage for nursing assistants is $46,030. Estimated replacement cost ranges from $23,000 to $92,100, calculated by applying the Work Institute's 33% to 200% turnover-cost multiple. Actual costs depend on how quickly you fill positions, how fast new staff reach full productivity, and coverage gaps.

Estimated cost of turnover: Nursing Assistants vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Minnesota, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureNursing AssistantsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$46,030$86,308