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Employee Turnover Rate Calculator

Calculate employee turnover rate and the true cost of staff churn. Free turnover rate calculator for service businesses.

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Annual turnover rate20.0%
Benchmark❌ High — review retention
Cost per leaver (~60% annual salary)€18,000
Total annual turnover cost€36,000

⚠️ Turnover cost estimates (recruiting, onboarding, lost productivity) vary by role and industry. 50–200% of annual salary is the common range.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you calculate employee turnover rate?

Turnover rate = (Number of leavers ÷ Average headcount) × 100. For example: 3 leavers from a team of 15 = 20% annual turnover rate.

What does employee turnover cost?

Research suggests replacing an employee costs 50–200% of their annual salary when accounting for recruitment, onboarding, lost productivity, and training. Our calculator uses 60% as a conservative estimate.

What is an acceptable turnover rate?

Under 10% is generally considered low. 10–20% is average for many service industries. Above 20% signals underlying retention problems worth investigating.