Referral Program ROI Calculator | Itelgie Recruiting

What is your employee referral program really worth?

Combine the sourcing costs you avoid with the retention edge referred hires bring.

Your referral program snapshot

Hires sourced through employee referrals.

How many hires your employees referred in the period.

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What you pay employees for a successful referral.

The bonus you pay out per successful referral hire.

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What a typical non-referral hire costs to source.

What you’d otherwise spend sourcing this hire through job boards or agencies.

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How many percentage points higher referred hires’ 1-year retention is.

Referred hires typically stay longer — this is the extra 1-year retention percentage they bring versus other hires.

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Used to value the retention advantage.

Average salary of the roles being referred into — used to value the retention benefit.

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Typical fully-loaded cost to replace someone, as a % of salary.

What it typically costs to replace someone — recruiting, ramp-up, lost productivity — as a percentage of salary.

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Estimated referral program value

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combined value per year
Sourcing cost savings$0
Retention value$0
Value per referral hire
Bonus cost per hire
How this is calculated

Sourcing savings = referral hires × (avg. cost via other channels − referral bonus). Retention value = referral hires × retention advantage × avg. salary × estimated replacement cost %. These are directional estimates, not accounting figures.

Want more hires like your referrals?

Itelgie Recruiting keeps every candidate — referred or not — in one system with clear stage tracking, so referrals never fall through the cracks.

  • Centralize every candidate profile, referred or not, in one system
  • Track stage-by-stage progress so referrals don’t get lost
  • Use built-in communication tools to keep referring employees in the loop
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