Cleaning Staff Turnover Cost Calculator

Recruitment and training cost from turnover rate.

Total cleaning staff

Annual turnover rate (%)

Average hourly wage ($)

Recruiting cost per hire ($)

Training period (weeks)

Uniform & equipment ($/hire)

Tab to move between fields

Annual turnover cost

$64,560.00

≈ 6 years of state college

Cost per replacement

$1,614.00

≈ 12 pairs of sneakers

Replacements per year40

Turnover cost per employee$3,228.00

Turnover as % of payroll10.3%

Total recruiting costs$14,000.00

Total training costs$38,160.00

How to Use This Calculator

Enter your total cleaning staff headcount and the annual turnover rate (%).
Input the average hourly wage and labor burden percentage for your region.
Set recruiting cost per hire (job ads, background checks) and training weeks.
Include uniform and equipment cost per new hire.
Review the annual turnover cost and cost-per-replacement to evaluate retention investment ROI.

How the result changes with Total cleaning staff

Total cleaning staff: Current number of cleaning/janitorial employees.
Annual turnover rate (%): Percentage of positions replaced per year. Janitorial industry average is 200-400%.
Average hourly wage ($): Average hourly pay for cleaning staff.
Recruiting cost per hire ($): Job ads, background checks, drug testing, interviews per hire.
Training period (weeks): Weeks of supervised on-the-job training for a new hire.
Uniform & equipment ($/hire): Uniforms, keys, badges, starter supply kit per new employee.

Annual turnover cost: Total yearly cost of employee turnover.
Replacements per year: Expected number of new hires needed annually.
Cost per replacement: All-in cost to replace one cleaning employee.
Turnover cost per employee: Annual turnover cost spread across all staff positions.
Turnover as % of payroll: Turnover cost as a percentage of total annual payroll.
Total recruiting costs: Annual spend on job ads, screening, and interviews.
Total training costs: Annual cost of trainer time and new-hire productivity loss.

Identify Input Parameters
4 parameters
Total cleaning staff = 20, Annual turnover rate (%) = 200, Average hourly wage ($) = 15, Recruiting cost per hire ($) = 350 = 6 input(s) provided
Calculate Annual turnover cost
Annual turnover cost = annualReplacements * costPerReplacement
64560 = $64,560
Calculate Cost per replacement
Cost per replacement = recruitingCost + trainerCostPerHire + productivityLossPerHire + uniformEquipC...
1614 = $1,614
Calculate Replacements per year
Replacements per year = totalStaff * (annualTurnoverPct / 100)
40 = 40
Calculate Turnover cost per employee
Turnover cost per employee = annualTurnoverCost / totalStaff
3228 = $3,228