Bad Hire Cost Calculator | Itelgie HR

What does a mis-hire actually cost you?

Between lost productivity and the cost to replace them, a bad hire adds up fast.

The mis-hire snapshot

Annual salary for the role.

The salary paid to this role — used to value lost productivity while they underperform.

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How long the mis-hire stays before you part ways.

How many months typically pass before a mis-hire is identified and exits.

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What it costs to re-run the search.

What it costs to source and hire a replacement.

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Severance pay, legal costs, or other exit costs.

Severance, legal, or other costs tied directly to the exit.

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How much output you lose versus a fully performing employee.

The gap between what you’re paying them and what they’re actually producing.

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Estimated cost of this mis-hire

$0
total cost of this one mis-hire
Lost productivity$0
Replacement & severance$0
% of annual salary
Months before resolved
How this is calculated

Lost productivity = salary × (months employed ÷ 12) × productivity loss %. Replacement & severance = recruiting cost to replace + severance. These are directional estimates meant to size the risk, not precise accounting figures.

Catch mis-hires before they get expensive

Itelgie HR keeps feedback history and AI-generated summaries in one place, so performance issues surface early instead of six months in.

  • Catch performance issues earlier with feedback history and AI summaries
  • Track skills and qualifications against the role from day one
  • Get AI-recommended next steps before problems compound
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