Turnover Cost: Registered Nurses, Rhode Island (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Registered Nurses · Rhode Island, United States

$50,600 – $202,500estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $101,260 for Registered Nurses in Rhode Island, 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 Rhode Island, 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

For registered nurses working in Rhode Island, the annual mean wage is $101,260 per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Losing one to turnover costs between $50,600 and $202,500 when you apply Gallup's 50% to 200% salary replacement model. The actual cost to your organization shifts based on how quickly you recruit, how thorough training is, and how long the position remains unfilled.

Estimated cost of turnover: Registered Nurses vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Rhode Island, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureRegistered NursesRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$101,260$88,206

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