Opening Cost of Employee Vacancy…

Hiring decision tool

Cost of Employee Vacancy

See what an empty seat costs while you hire — so you can price the hire against the wait.

Your numbers

Base pay for the role. For quota-carrying sales roles, you can enter annual quota instead.

Productivity multiplier

Editable assumption. Many owners use ~1× for entry roles, ~2× for high-impact contributors, and ~3× for leadership. Some sales roles are modeled higher — edit freely.

Default 260 (typical weekdays). Lower if you exclude PTO.

SHRM 2026 nonexecutive median — editable assumption.

How many of this role are vacant right now.

Vacancy cost

Updates as you edit. All figures are estimates for planning — not accounting advice.

Annual employee value
$300,000.00

Salary × multiplier

Daily value
$1,153.85

Annual value ÷ work days

Cost per empty seat
$45,000.00

Daily value × days to fill

Total cost of vacancy
$45,000.00

Per seat × open seats