Turnover Cost: Registered Nurses, Oklahoma (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Registered Nurses · Oklahoma, United States

$42,500 – $170,100estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $85,060 for Registered Nurses in Oklahoma, 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 Oklahoma, 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

Oklahoma registered nurses have an annual mean wage of $85,060, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Replacing one costs an estimated $42,500 to $170,100 when applying SHRM's replacement cost multiplier of 50% to 200% of annual salary. Your actual expense will vary based on hiring timeline, training period, and productivity loss.

Estimated cost of turnover: Registered Nurses vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Oklahoma, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureRegistered NursesRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$85,060$74,288

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