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Cost Per Hire Calculator

Calculate the average cost to hire a new employee by summing recruitment and training costs and dividing by the number of new hires. Use it to budget for hiring, benchmark recruitment efficiency, and quantify the financial impact of turnover.

Recruitment Costs ($)

Training Costs ($)

Number of New Hires (employees)

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True Employee Cost Calculator

Estimate the true annual cost of hiring an employee beyond their base salary. Use this when budgeting headcount, comparing roles, or presenting total compensation costs to leadership.

Base Salary ($)

Benefits (% of salary) (%)

Payroll Tax Rate (%)

Annual Overhead ($)

Workers' Comp Rate (%)

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Key differences

	Cost Per Hire Calculator	True Employee Cost Calculator
Category	Hr	Hr
Inputs required	3	5
Result	Cost Per Hire ($)	Total Annual Cost ($)
What it does	Calculate the average cost to hire a new employee by summing recruitment and training costs and dividing by the number of new hires. Use it to budget for hiring, benchmark recruitment efficiency, and quantify the financial impact of turnover.	Estimate the true annual cost of hiring an employee beyond their base salary. Use this when budgeting headcount, comparing roles, or presenting total compensation costs to leadership.