Turnover Cost: Nursing Assistants, Montana (2025)
Verified cost of employee turnover for the selected Nursing Assistants population in Montana, United States, drawn from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025-may).
Nursing Assistants · Montana, United States
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $43,160 for Nursing Assistants in Montana, 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 Montana, United States
Annual mean wage — the input to the estimate above, compared directly rather than as a derived range. See all 33 industries.
What this means
At $43,160, the annual mean wage for Nursing Assistants in Montana reached its May 2025 level. When one of these workers leaves, the replacement cost falls between $21,600 and $86,300 based on SHRM's 50% to 200% replacement multiple. The real expense depends on how difficult it is to recruit in your region, the quality of your training program, and how much support the new hire needs initially.
Estimated cost of turnover: Nursing Assistants vs regional average
| Measure | Nursing Assistants | Regional average |
|---|---|---|
| Estimated cost of turnover | $43,160 | $76,062 |