Turnover Cost: Registered Nurses, Connecticut (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Registered Nurses · Connecticut, United States

$52,600 – $210,500estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $105,250 for Registered Nurses in Connecticut, 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 Connecticut, 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

Connecticut's Registered Nurses commanded an annual mean wage of $105,250 in May 2025 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics). Replacing one nurse costs an estimated $52,600 to $210,500, using SHRM's benchmark that replacement costs run 50% to 200% of annual salary. The true cost emerges from how fast you hire, how thorough training must be, and how productivity recovers when the new nurse is on board.

Estimated cost of turnover: Registered Nurses vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Connecticut, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureRegistered NursesRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$105,250$92,164

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