Turnover Cost: Registered Nurses, Massachusetts (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Registered Nurses · Massachusetts, United States

$59,000 – $235,900estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $117,960 for Registered Nurses in Massachusetts, 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 Massachusetts, 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

Massachusetts has an annual mean wage of $117,960 for Registered Nurses according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Replacing a nurse at that salary costs an estimated $59,000 to $235,900 based on SHRM's 50% to 200% replacement-cost multiple. Actual costs depend on vacancy duration, how long training takes, and output lost during the transition.

Estimated cost of turnover: Registered Nurses vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Massachusetts, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureRegistered NursesRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$117,960$99,163

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