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Training ROI Calculator

Calculate return on training investment from productivity and retention gains.

Inputs

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Results

Training ROI

127.5%

Total Annual Benefits$91,000.00
Total Training Cost$40,000.00
Productivity Gain Value$70,000.00
Turnover Savings$21,000.00
Payback Period5.3 months
Cost Per Participant$2,000.00
How to Use This Calculator
  1. Enter the cost per training participant.
  2. Set the number of participants and the expected productivity gain percentage.
  3. Input average annual salary and expected improvement in employee retention rate.
  4. Review the total training cost, benefits value, and ROI percentage.
  5. A training ROI above 100% indicates the program generates more value than it costs.

How the result changes with Cost Per Participant

Cost Per ParticipantTraining ROI
$100,000.00-95.4%
$350,000.00-98.7%
$650,000.00-99.3%
$900,000.00-99.5%

What each input means

Cost Per Participant
Total training cost per participant.
Number of Participants
Number of employees being trained.
Productivity Gain
Expected productivity improvement percentage.
Avg Annual Salary
Average annual salary of participants.
Retention Improvement
Expected improvement in retention rate.
Turnover Cost (x Salary)
Turnover cost as a multiple of annual salary.

How this is calculated

Worked example, using the default values

  1. Identify Input Parameters
    4 parameters
    Cost Per Participant = 2000, Number of Participants = 20, Productivity Gain = 5, Avg Annual Salary = 70000 = 6 input(s) provided
  2. Calculate Training ROI
    Training ROI
    127.5 = 127.5
  3. Calculate Total Annual Benefits
    Total Annual Benefits
    91000 = $91,000
  4. Calculate Total Training Cost
    Total Training Cost
    40000 = $40,000

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