Every day a role sits open costs your business real money — in lost productivity, manager time, and overtime for the team picking up the slack. Calculate your true cost of a hiring vacancy.
👥 Based on SHRM and NACE cost-of-vacancy frameworks. US average time-to-fill: 44 days. Average cost-per-hire: $4,700 (SHRM 2024). Outputs are educational estimates.
THE OPEN ROLE
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US average is 44 days. Professional roles average 55–70 days.
HIRING COSTS
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Agency: typically 15-25% of annual salary. Job boards: $300-2,000.
Include screening, interviews, reference checks, onboarding planning.
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Estimate total extra pay or contractor spend to cover the vacancy.
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Cost Breakdown
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