Turnover Cost: Registered Nurses, Michigan (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Registered Nurses · Michigan, United States

$47,200 – $188,600estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $94,300 for Registered Nurses in Michigan, 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 Michigan, 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

Michigan Registered Nurses earn an annual mean wage of $94,300 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The estimated cost to replace one is $47,200 to $188,600 based on SHRM's 50% to 200% replacement-cost multiple. Time-to-fill, new-hire ramp-up, and productivity gaps will shape your actual replacement cost.

Estimated cost of turnover: Registered Nurses vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Michigan, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureRegistered NursesRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$94,300$79,512

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