Turnover Cost: Registered Nurses, Arizona (2025)
Verified cost of employee turnover for the selected Registered Nurses population in Arizona, United States, drawn from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025-may).
Registered Nurses · Arizona, United States
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $99,730 for Registered Nurses in Arizona, 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 Registered Nurses compares in Arizona, 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
Arizona reports an annual mean wage of $99,730 for Registered Nurses as of May 2025 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics). Replacing one nurse costs between $49,900 and $199,500, applying Gallup's research on replacement costs (50% to 200% of salary). How fast you recruit, how long onboarding takes, and how your team handles the workload gap all affect the final cost.
Estimated cost of turnover: Registered Nurses vs regional average
| Measure | Registered Nurses | Regional average |
|---|---|---|
| Estimated cost of turnover | $99,730 | $84,280 |