Employee Turnover Cost Calculator
Last updated: October 15, 2026
Estimate the cost of replacing an employee from recruiting, vacancy, training, productivity loss and separation expenses.
Starting figures illustrate this model. Enter your own measurements, quoted costs and applicable terms; this page does not retrieve live prices or provider rates.
Estimated employee turnover cost
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- Recruiting and training cost: —
- Vacancy cost: —
- Ramp-up productivity cost: —
- Estimated cost as % of salary: —
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Quick summary: Estimate the cost of replacing an employee from recruiting, vacancy, training, productivity loss and separation expenses.
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What this calculator estimates
Estimate the cost of replacing an employee from recruiting, vacancy, training, productivity loss and separation expenses.
How to use it
Enter Annual salary of departing employee ($); Recruiting and hiring cost (% of salary); Onboarding and training cost (% of salary); Position vacant (weeks); Weekly vacancy or overtime cost ($); New-hire ramp period (months); Average productivity gap during ramp (%); Separation, severance and administration ($). Select Calculate to update the results.
How the calculation works
Recruiting and training costs are estimated from salary percentages. Vacancy and ramp-up losses are added with separation expenses.
Worked example: starting scenario
| Annual salary of departing employee ($) | 85000 |
|---|---|
| Recruiting and hiring cost (% of salary) | 18 |
| Onboarding and training cost (% of salary) | 12 |
| Position vacant (weeks) | 8 |
| Weekly vacancy or overtime cost ($) | 1800 |
| New-hire ramp period (months) | 4 |
| Average productivity gap during ramp (%) | 35 |
| Separation, severance and administration ($) | 7500 |
| Estimated employee turnover cost | $57,316.67 |
|---|---|
| Recruiting and training cost | $25,500.00 |
| Vacancy cost | $14,400.00 |
| Ramp-up productivity cost | $9,916.67 |
| Estimated cost as % of salary | 67.43% |
Important limitations
Actual turnover cost depends on role scarcity, customer impact, team disruption, overtime, knowledge loss, severance terms and time to full productivity.