Bad Hire Cost Calculator

Input Parameters

Role & Compensation

Annual Salary ($)

Benefits Load (%)

Months in Role Before Exit

Time to Fill (weeks)

Performance & Ramp

Avg Productivity During Tenure (%)

Expected Full Productivity (%)

Ramp Weeks

Manager/Team Drag

Manager Extra Hours/Week

Manager Hourly Rate (Loaded) ($)

Team Extra Hours/Week

Team Hourly Rate (Loaded) ($)

Recruiting & Onboarding

Cost Per Hire ($)

Agency Fee (% of Salary)

Training Cost (Hard) ($)

Onboarding Hours (Manager)

Manager Hourly Rate (Onboarding) ($)

Onboarding Hours (Peer)

Peer Hourly Rate (Onboarding) ($)

Vacancy Gap Coverage

Coverage Efficiency (%)

Overtime/Temp Cost ($)

Risk (Expected Value)

Probability of Legal Issue (%)

Avg Legal Cost if Occurs ($)

Revenue at Risk ($)

Probability of Reputation Hit (%)

Avg Reputation Cost if Occurs ($)

Cascading Turnover

Additional Quits Caused

Replacement Cost (% of Salary)

Prevention (ROI Calculation)

Candidates Per Hire Screened

Background Check Cost/Candidate ($)

Social Media Screen Cost/Candidate ($)

Assessment Cost/Candidate ($)

Structured Interview Hours/Candidate

Number of Interviewers

Interviewer Hourly Rate (Loaded) ($)

Avoidance Uplift (%)

Cost Breakdown

Estimated Cost of This Bad Hire

Direct Comp Burn $0

Lost Productivity $0

Ramp Waste $0

Manager/Team Drag $0

Recruiting & Onboarding $0

Vacancy Gap $0

Risk (Expected Value) $0

Cascading Turnover $0

Prevention ROI

Prevention Stack Cost: $0

Expected Savings: $0

ROI Multiple: 0×

Net ROI: $0