Recruiting Cost Ratio Calculator | Itelgie Recruiting

How much of your hiring budget is going where it should?

See what percentage of new hires’ first-year pay you’re spending just to find them.

Your recruiting snapshot

Job boards, agencies, ATS, referral bonuses, recruiter salaries — everything spent on hiring this year.

Every dollar spent finding candidates: job board fees, agency fees, referral bonuses, recruiter time, and tools.

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Total roles filled in the period.

How many roles you filled in the same period as the spend above.

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Base salary plus guaranteed first-year bonus, if any.

What you pay a typical new hire in their first year — the denominator recruiting cost is measured against.

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Recruiting cost ratio

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of what you pay new hires in their first year
Recruiting cost ratio
Cost per hire
Total first-year pay (all hires)
How this is calculated

Recruiting Cost Ratio = total recruiting spend ÷ (hires × average first-year compensation) × 100. Cost per hire = total spend ÷ hires. This is a directional estimate to help you gauge recruiting efficiency, not an accounting figure.

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  • Fill roles faster with AI-assisted candidate matching
  • Reuse templates for recurring positions instead of starting from scratch
  • Track cost and progress on every requisition in one place
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