Operations & Retention
Cost of Bad Hire Calculator
The true cost of a hiring mistake.
Calculate the full cost of a bad hire — salary, onboarding, lost productivity, replacement, and team morale impact.
Inputs
Adjust to model your scenario
$95,000
$
8 mo
mo
$18,000
$
$12,000
$
1.5
1.5× salary is a conservative estimate from SHRM research.
Total cost of bad hire
$265,833
Salary paid (during tenure)
$63,333
Productivity loss estimate
$142,500
Formula
Total = Salary paid + Recruiting × 2 + Onboarding × 2 + (Salary × Productivity Multiplier)
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