Turnover Cost: Nursing Assistants, Rhode Island (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Nursing Assistants · Rhode Island, United States

$23,200 – $92,700estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $46,360 for Nursing Assistants in Rhode Island, 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 Rhode Island, 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

The Bureau recorded an annual mean wage of $46,360 for Rhode Island's Nursing Assistants in May 2025. When SHRM's 50% to 200% replacement-cost range is applied to that wage, replacing one costs an estimated $23,200 to $92,700. This range is a planning estimate; the actual cost will shift based on your hiring speed, onboarding approach, and time to full productivity.

Estimated cost of turnover: Nursing Assistants vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Rhode Island, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureNursing AssistantsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$46,360$88,206