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Hiring Cost Calculator

Calculate the total cost per hire including recruiting, interviewing, and onboarding.

Inputs

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hrs
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Results

Cost Per Hire

$7,750.00

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Annual Hiring Budget$77,500.00
Advertising Cost$500.00
Interview Cost$750.00
Onboarding Cost$1,400.00
Internal Cost %27.7%
External Cost %72.3%
How to Use This Calculator
  1. Enter job posting costs and any recruiter or agency fees.
  2. Input total interviewing hours and the average interviewer hourly cost.
  3. Add background check costs, then onboarding hours and the HR/trainer hourly rate.
  4. Enter your planned number of annual hires to project the annual hiring budget.
  5. Review the cost-per-hire, the advertising/interview/onboarding cost breakdown, and the internal vs. external cost percentages.

How the result changes with Recruiter Fee

Recruiter FeeCost Per Hire
$100,000.00$102,750.00
$350,000.00$352,750.00
$650,000.00$652,750.00
$900,000.00$902,750.00

What each input means

Job Posting Costs
Cost of job board postings and advertising.
Recruiter Fee
Agency or recruiter fees per hire.
Total Interview Hours
Total staff hours spent interviewing candidates.
Avg Interviewer Hourly Cost
Average burdened hourly cost of interviewers.
Background Check Cost
Background check and drug screening costs.
Onboarding Hours
HR and training hours for onboarding.
HR/Trainer Hourly Rate
Burdened hourly rate for HR/training staff.
Annual Hires
Number of hires planned per year.

How this is calculated

Worked example, using the default values

  1. Identify Input Parameters
    4 parameters
    Job Posting Costs = 500, Recruiter Fee = 5000, Total Interview Hours = 15, Avg Interviewer Hourly Cost = 50 = 8 input(s) provided
  2. Calculate Cost Per Hire
    7750 = $7,750
  3. Calculate Annual Hiring Budget
    Annual Hiring Budget
    77500 = $77,500
  4. Calculate Advertising Cost
    Advertising Cost
    500 = $500

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