Turnover Cost: Registered Nurses, Indiana (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Registered Nurses · Indiana, United States

$44,600 – $178,300estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $89,150 for Registered Nurses in Indiana, 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 Indiana, 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

Indiana's annual mean wage for Registered Nurses is $89,150 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Losing a nurse and hiring a replacement costs an estimated $44,600 to $178,300 based on SHRM's 50% to 200% cost multiple. That estimate depends on your hiring timeline, how long training takes, and productivity losses during the vacancy.

Estimated cost of turnover: Registered Nurses vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Indiana, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureRegistered NursesRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$89,150$77,785

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