Turnover Cost: Registered Nurses, Maryland (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Registered Nurses · Maryland, United States

$49,500 – $198,000estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $99,010 for Registered Nurses in Maryland, 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 Maryland, 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

Maryland Registered Nurses earn an annual mean wage of $99,010 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The estimated cost to replace one is $49,500 to $198,000 using SHRM's replacement-cost range of 50% to 200% of salary. Your actual replacement cost will depend on hiring duration, ramp-up time, and productivity losses during the transition.

Estimated cost of turnover: Registered Nurses vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Maryland, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureRegistered NursesRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$99,010$93,226

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