Turnover Cost Calculator

Estimate turnover costs and potential retention savings.

Estimate method

Average pay By role

Pay basis

Annual base salary Annual total compensation

Use departures and annual pay from the same employee group and period. Enter total compensation if you include benefits and other employer-paid compensation.

Average-pay inputs

Departures

Average annual salary (USD)

Cost as % of annual payEditable starting assumption: 33.3%.

Turnover cost estimate

Estimated total cost
Departures
Average cost per departure

Cost breakdown
Group	Departures	Annual pay	Cost rate	Estimated cost
Total

Retention savings scenario

Enter how many departures you could prevent in each group.

Potential savings
Remaining cost
Remaining departures

Planning estimate in USD. Actual costs depend on recruiting, vacancies, training, and lost productivity.

Formula and starting assumptions

For each group: departures × average annual pay × cost percentage ÷ 100. Costs per departure are rounded to cents before group totals are added. Savings use each group’s cost per departure and the number prevented.

Starting rates: average pay 33.3%; entry level 25%; professional 33.3%; manager 50%; executive 100%. All rates are editable. These rates are planning assumptions, and do not measure your organization’s actual costs.

Method reference: SHRM turnover calculator. PromoteHR’s calculator is independently implemented. Results use the values you enter.