Turnover Cost: Nursing Assistants, Mississippi (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Nursing Assistants · Mississippi, United States

$16,400 – $65,800estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $32,890 for Nursing Assistants in Mississippi, 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 Mississippi, 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

Mississippi paid Nursing Assistants an annual mean wage of $32,890 in May 2025. Replacing one costs between $16,400 and $65,800 according to Gallup, which finds replacement at 50% to 200% of annual salary. The actual figure depends on how long the search lasts, the intensity of onboarding, and what tasks accumulate while the role is open.

Estimated cost of turnover: Nursing Assistants vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Mississippi, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureNursing AssistantsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$32,890$66,966

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