Turnover Cost: Registered Nurses, Kentucky (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Registered Nurses · Kentucky, United States

$43,100 – $172,300estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $86,140 for Registered Nurses in Kentucky, 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 Kentucky, 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

The annual mean wage for registered nurses in Kentucky is $86,140 according to BLS. Replacing a nurse at that salary costs an estimated $43,100 to $172,300, derived by applying SHRM's 50% to 200% cost multiple to that wage. Actual costs shift with your hiring speed, onboarding timeline, and the productivity impact during the transition.

Estimated cost of turnover: Registered Nurses vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Kentucky, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureRegistered NursesRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$86,140$74,981

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