Turnover Cost: Registered Nurses, Florida (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Registered Nurses · Florida, United States

$45,300 – $181,300estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $90,650 for Registered Nurses in Florida, 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 Florida, 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

Registered Nurses in Florida earned an annual mean wage of $90,650 in May 2025 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics). Replacing one nurse costs an estimated $45,300 to $181,300, based on Gallup's research that replacement costs range from 50% to 200% of salary. Hiring speed, training depth, and how much your team covers during the opening all move that number up or down.

Estimated cost of turnover: Registered Nurses vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Florida, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureRegistered NursesRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$90,650$81,915

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