Turnover Cost: Registered Nurses, Montana (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Registered Nurses · Montana, United States

$45,800 – $183,000estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $91,510 for Registered Nurses in Montana, 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 Montana, 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

Montana sets an annual mean wage of $91,510 for Registered Nurses according to May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics data. The estimated cost to replace one is $45,800 to $183,000, derived by applying the Work Institute's 33%-to-200% multiplier to that wage. Individual replacement costs depend on hiring time, ramp-up, and lost output.

Estimated cost of turnover: Registered Nurses vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Montana, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureRegistered NursesRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$91,510$76,062

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