Turnover Cost: Registered Nurses, Hawaii (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Registered Nurses · Hawaii, United States

$62,200 – $248,700estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $124,340 for Registered Nurses in Hawaii, 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 Hawaii, United States

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

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What this means

Among the highest-paid regions, Hawaii's Registered Nurses earned an annual mean wage of $124,340 in May 2025, per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Replacing one nurse costs an estimated $62,200 to $248,700, based on Gallup's research that replacement costs run 50% to 200% of annual salary. Local hiring pace, training needs, and the productivity loss during transition all shape your final cost.

Estimated cost of turnover: Registered Nurses vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Hawaii, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureRegistered NursesRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$124,340$86,052

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