HR Cost Calculator · WorkforceCost.com
Most companies underestimate turnover costs by 3×. Enter your numbers to see what each departure actually costs your business.
About the role
Enter details for the position that was vacated.
Base salary of departing employee
% of salary (BLS avg ~30%)
Weeks until new hire starts
% of output lost while vacant (default 70%)
% of total comp absorbed by team
Hiring & onboarding
Costs to find and ramp the replacement.
Agency fees, ads, background checks, referrals
All interviewers + debrief sessions
Blended hourly cost of your panel
Weeks until new hire is fully productive
% of comp during ramp (default 15%)
% output gap during ramp (default 40%)
Estimated total cost of this departure
That's 0× the employee's annual salary — and doesn't include the morale cost to your remaining team.
How does this compare?
Published research estimates employee replacement costs by seniority level.
Sources: Center for American Progress; Work Institute 2023 Retention Report. Benefits default based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Employer Costs for Employee Compensation. Onboarding (15%) and productivity gap (40%) are configurable estimates, not attributed to a specific published benchmark.
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