Employee Turnover Cost Calculator
Work out your employee turnover rate and what replacing leavers costs a year.
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- No sign-up to try
- Works as you type
Employee turnover cost
Turnover rate
15.0%
Yearly replacement cost
$162,000
- Turnover = people who left ÷ average headcount × 100.
- Replacement cost = people who left × cost to replace one person.
Free, no sign-up to try. Save it as a live calculator you can share; an estimate from the numbers you enter, not financial advice. Check the result against your own records before you rely on it.
How it works
How the Employee Turnover Cost Calculator works
- 1
Enter your numbers
Every result updates as you type, with the formula shown under it.
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Check the method
See how each number is worked out and what it assumes.
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Save it as a Room
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Worked example
What it makes
Example inputs
- Average headcount
- 120
- People who left this year
- 18
- Cost to replace one person
- $9,000
Results
- Turnover rate
- 15.0%
- Yearly replacement cost
- $162,000
How it's calculated
- Turnover = people who left ÷ average headcount × 100.
- Replacement cost = people who left × cost to replace one person.
- Assumes: Replacement cost is your own figure (hiring, onboarding, time to productivity).
An estimate from the numbers you enter, not financial advice. Check the result against your own records before you rely on it.
Who it's for
Who uses it
HR teams
Put a cost on turnover for leadership.
Managers
Make the case for retention work.
Founders
Plan hiring budgets with real numbers.
Good to know
What to consider
- Replacement cost is your figure: include hiring, onboarding and time to full productivity.
Questions
About the Employee Turnover Cost Calculator
What should I use as the cost to replace someone?
Add recruiting costs, interview time, onboarding and the time until a new hire is fully productive. If you don't know it, start with a conservative estimate and change it later.
Can I share the calculator with my team or a client?
Yes. The Room keeps the calculator live: anyone with the link can change the numbers and see the result update, with the method and assumptions on the same page.
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