Turnover Cost: Registered Nurses, Illinois (2025)
Verified cost of employee turnover for the selected Registered Nurses population in Illinois, United States, drawn from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025-may).
Registered Nurses · Illinois, United States
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $94,360 for Registered Nurses in Illinois, 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 Illinois, 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
An annual mean wage of $94,360 is what the Bureau of Labor Statistics records for Registered Nurses in Illinois. Replacing a nurse at that level costs an estimated $47,200 to $188,700 based on SHRM's 50% to 200% replacement-cost multiple. Time-to-hire, onboarding duration, and productivity gaps will shape your actual replacement cost.
Estimated cost of turnover: Registered Nurses vs regional average
| Measure | Registered Nurses | Regional average |
|---|---|---|
| Estimated cost of turnover | $94,360 | $86,267 |