Free Culture Cost Calculator

What did it cost you to replace the people who left?

Every person who walks out the door takes their training, their relationships, and their know-how with them. Then you pay to find, hire, and train someone new. Put in your own numbers and see the cost in two minutes.

Number of employees, including managers

How many of them are managers?

Average employee salary

Average manager salary

Pick the closest. Averages are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Employees who left in the last 12 months

Managers who left in the last 12 months

Cost to replace the people who left

Hours lost to conflict this year$0

Estimated total this year$0

Find Out Where It Is Coming From

Replacement cost: Gallup estimates one-half to two times the person's annual salary. This calculator uses the low end, one-half.
Conflict time: managers spend an average of 4.44 hours a week on conflict (Pollack Peacebuilding Systems, 2026, survey of 1,105 U.S. employees). Other employees are counted at 1.4 hours a week, Pollack's conservative estimate. Figured over 48 working weeks.
Lost clients, sick days, and your own hours come on top of these numbers.

Compromise is quiet. The cost is not.

Now find out where the cost is coming from. The free Culture Cost Diagnostic takes about five minutes and gives you a 7-Day Culture Plan built from your answers.

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