Calculate your employee turnover rate in seconds. Measure total, voluntary, and involuntary turnover, estimate the true cost of attrition, and benchmark your workforce retention against current global and industry averages. Free, no sign-up needed.
Input opening headcount, closing headcount, total separations, and voluntary/involuntary split for the measurement period.
Toggle on advanced inputs to include average salary and role-level cost multipliers. The calculator estimates total turnover cost and cost per departure.
Instantly see total turnover rate, voluntary and involuntary breakdown, retention rate, annualised figures, and how your result compares to global benchmarks. Download the PDF report.
Enter your headcount and separation data above and click Calculate Turnover Rate.
Employee Turnover Rate (%) = (Number of Separations / Average Headcount) x 100 Average Headcount = (Employees at Start + Employees at End) / 2 Voluntary Turnover Rate (%) = (Voluntary Separations / Average Headcount) x 100 Involuntary Turnover Rate (%) = (Involuntary Separations / Average Headcount) x 100 Retention Rate (%) = 100 - Total Turnover Rate (%) Annualised Rate (monthly) = Monthly Rate x 12 | Annualised Rate (quarterly) = Quarterly Rate x 4 Total Turnover Cost = Separations x (Avg Salary x Cost Multiplier) Example: 250 start, 235 end, 40 leavers. Avg = (250+235)/2 = 242.5. Turnover Rate = (40/242.5) x 100 = 16.5%.
Global Annual Turnover Benchmarks by Industry (SHRM / Gallup / LinkedIn / ATD): - All Industries: 18%-22% avg | <12% top-performing - Technology/Software: 20%-25% avg | <15% top-performing - Retail/Consumer: 40%-60% avg | <30% top-performing - Healthcare: 22%-30% avg | <18% top-performing - Financial Services: 15%-20% avg | <10% top-performing - Manufacturing: 18%-25% avg | <14% top-performing - Hospitality/Leisure: 50%-80% avg | <40% top-performing - Professional Services: 15%-20% avg | <12% top-performing - Education/Non-Profit: 12%-18% avg | <10% top-performing
Employee turnover rate is an HR workforce metric that measures the percentage of employees who leave an organisation over a defined period - typically monthly, quarterly, or annually. It includes voluntary departures such as resignations and retirements, and involuntary departures such as redundancies and dismissals. It is the primary indicator of workforce stability and the effectiveness of retention strategies.