Turnover Cost: Nursing Assistants, South Carolina (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Nursing Assistants · South Carolina, United States

$18,700 – $74,800estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $37,390 for Nursing Assistants in South Carolina, 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 South Carolina, 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

For Nursing Assistants, South Carolina's annual mean wage reached $37,390 in May 2025, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Using SHRM's 50% to 200% replacement multiple, losing one of these workers costs an estimated $18,700 to $74,800. This range is a planning estimate; actual costs depend on how long it takes to fill the role, the length of your training program, and lost productivity during ramp-up.

Estimated cost of turnover: Nursing Assistants vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in South Carolina, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureNursing AssistantsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$37,390$79,075

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