Turnover Cost: Registered Nurses, Pennsylvania (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Registered Nurses · Pennsylvania, United States

$47,000 – $188,000estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $94,020 for Registered Nurses in Pennsylvania, 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 Pennsylvania, United States

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

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What this means

Registered nurses in Pennsylvania earn an annual mean wage of $94,020, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Turnover for one position costs between $47,000 and $188,000 using SHRM's model of 50% to 200% of salary for replacement-related expenses. The actual bill depends on recruitment speed, training depth, and service disruption during the vacancy.

Estimated cost of turnover: Registered Nurses vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Pennsylvania, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureRegistered NursesRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$94,020$80,393

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