Turnover Cost: Registered Nurses, Louisiana (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Registered Nurses · Louisiana, United States

$42,100 – $168,400estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $84,190 for Registered Nurses in Louisiana, 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 Louisiana, United States

Annual mean wage — the input to the estimate above, compared directly rather than as a derived range. See all 31 industries.

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What this means

When a Registered Nurse leaves Louisiana's workforce, replacing them costs an estimated $42,100 to $168,400 based on an annual mean wage of $84,190 reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That cost range applies SHRM's 50% to 200% replacement-cost multiple to the wage. Your real expense depends on how long you take to fill the role and how quickly the replacement becomes fully productive.

Estimated cost of turnover: Registered Nurses vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Louisiana, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureRegistered NursesRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$84,190$68,213

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