Employee Turnover Calculator

Plug in your own numbers to see costs and savings.

Turnover costs are routinely underestimated. Depending on the industry, replacing a single hourly employee can cost anywhere from 50% to 150% of their annual wages.

Extend average employee tenure by just six months, and you can cut your turnover cost roughly in half. For a single-unit franchise, that’s a significant savings. For a multi-unit operator or franchisor with 5 or more locations, the math becomes transformational.

Run the numbers for your own operation in the interactive calculator below. Enter employee wages, manager hourly rate, weekly hours, and turnover rate — and see replacement costs and potential savings instantly.

Employee Turnover Cost Calculator
Example numbers are pre-filled to illustrate the calculation. Replace any field with your own numbers to estimate your actual costs.
Departures ÷ Average workforce × 100 = Annual turnover rate (%)
÷ × 100 = 33.3%
Annual turnover rate updated below
Includes application review, call screening, interviews, initial onboarding, position training time over four weeks
Your % estimate of a new hire’s productivity in the first few weeks of employment

MSA Worldwide offers training programs to franchise systems to reduce turnover and improve the franchise bottom line. Reach out to Marla Rosner, Senior Learning & Development Consultant to start a conversation, at mrosner@msaworldwide.com.

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