Turnover Cost: Registered Nurses, North Carolina (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Registered Nurses · North Carolina, United States

$45,200 – $180,900estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $90,470 for Registered Nurses in North Carolina, 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 North Carolina, United States

Annual mean wage — the input to the estimate above, compared directly rather than as a derived range. See all 32 industries.

  • Computer and Information Systems Managers
  • Accountants and Auditors
  • Registered Nurses
  • Wholesale and Manufacturing Sales Representatives
  • Home Health and Personal Care Aides

What this means

Registered Nurses in North Carolina earn an annual mean wage of $90,470 based on May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Replacing one of them costs an estimated $45,200 to $180,900 by applying SHRM's 50%-to-200% salary-replacement multiple to that wage. The final cost depends on how quickly you hire and how long onboarding takes.

Estimated cost of turnover: Registered Nurses vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in North Carolina, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureRegistered NursesRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$90,470$82,246

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