Turnover Cost: Nursing Assistants, Missouri (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Nursing Assistants · Missouri, United States

$19,200 – $76,800estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $38,410 for Nursing Assistants in Missouri, 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 Missouri, United States

Annual mean wage — the input to the estimate above, compared directly rather than as a derived range. See all 33 industries.

  • Computer and Information Systems Managers
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What this means

Nursing Assistants in Missouri earned an annual mean wage of $38,410 in May 2025. Replacing one of these workers costs between $19,200 and $76,800 based on SHRM research showing replacement expenses run 50% to 200% of annual salary. Your actual cost depends on how long the position stays unfilled, how quickly your new hire reaches full productivity, and whether the workload gets absorbed by others.

Estimated cost of turnover: Nursing Assistants vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Missouri, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureNursing AssistantsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$38,410$75,771

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