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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 (%)

Fill in the required fields to see your result.

Employee Turnover Cost Calculator

Quantify what it actually costs your business when an employee leaves. Use this when making retention investment decisions or justifying competitive compensation and benefits packages.

Employee Annual Salary ($)

Recruitment Costs ($)

Training Costs ($)

Productivity Loss Period (weeks)

Productivity During Ramp-up (%)

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Key differences

	True Employee Cost Calculator	Employee Turnover Cost Calculator
Category	Hr	Hr
Inputs required	5	5
Result	Total Annual Cost ($)	Total Turnover Cost ($)
What it does	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.	Quantify what it actually costs your business when an employee leaves. Use this when making retention investment decisions or justifying competitive compensation and benefits packages.