Turnover Cost: Registered Nurses, Texas (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Registered Nurses · Texas, United States

$47,700 – $190,800estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $95,380 for Registered Nurses in Texas, 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 Texas, 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

A registered nurse in Texas earns an annual mean wage of $95,380 according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Replacing that person costs an estimated $47,700 to $190,800 when you apply SHRM's rule that turnover expenses fall between 50% and 200% of salary. Real costs shift based on hiring timelines, training needs, and operational disruptions in your department.

Estimated cost of turnover: Registered Nurses vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Texas, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureRegistered NursesRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$95,380$83,466

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