Turnover Cost: Nursing Assistants, South Dakota (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Nursing Assistants · South Dakota, United States

$19,800 – $79,000estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $39,510 for Nursing Assistants in South Dakota, 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 Dakota, United States

Annual mean wage — the input to the estimate above, compared directly rather than as a derived range. See all 32 industries.

  • Computer and Information Systems Managers
  • Retail Salespersons
  • Nursing Assistants
  • Home Health and Personal Care Aides
  • Waiters and Waitresses

What this means

The annual mean wage for South Dakota's Nursing Assistants was $39,510 in May 2025, per Bureau of Labor Statistics data. The estimated replacement cost is $19,800 to $79,000 when SHRM's 50% to 200% replacement-cost range is applied to that wage. This range is a planning estimate; real costs will depend on local hiring conditions, training requirements, and the productivity loss during transition.

Estimated cost of turnover: Nursing Assistants vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in South Dakota, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureNursing AssistantsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$39,510$75,439

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