Turnover Cost: Nursing Assistants, Washington (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Nursing Assistants · Washington, United States

$26,100 – $104,500estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $52,230 for Nursing Assistants in Washington, 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 Washington, 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

Washington's salary floors for Nursing Assistants reached an annual mean wage of $52,230 in May 2025, as reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Replacing one costs an estimated $26,100 to $104,500 when SHRM's 50% to 200% replacement multiple is applied to that wage. This range is a planning estimate; your actual cost depends on hiring speed, onboarding intensity, and how quickly the new hire reaches full productivity.

Estimated cost of turnover: Nursing Assistants vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Washington, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureNursing AssistantsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$52,230$103,874

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