Turnover Cost: Registered Nurses, West Virginia (2025)

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Registered Nurses · West Virginia, United States

$43,500 – $173,900estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $86,970 for Registered Nurses in West Virginia, 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 West Virginia, United States

Annual mean wage — the input to the estimate above, compared directly rather than as a derived range. See all 30 industries.

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What this means

In West Virginia, Registered Nurses earn an annual mean wage of $86,970 as of May 2025, per the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The cost to replace one spans $43,500 to $173,900, applying SHRM's 50% to 200% replacement-cost multiple. Actual costs depend on how quickly you hire, how long training takes, and the service gaps during vacancy.

Estimated cost of turnover: Registered Nurses vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in West Virginia, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureRegistered NursesRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$86,970$66,981

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