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What is hiring really costing you?

Placement fees, replacement cost when a hire walks at month seven, the months of lost productivity in between. Plug in your numbers — see what changes when retention hits 93%.

Your numbers

Total hires you make per year, across all functions.
Loaded base salary across the roles you hire.
Industry average for venture-backed roles is 30–40%.
SHRM & Gallup studies put replacement cost at 100–200% for knowledge work.

Your annual cost of turnover

Current turnover cost
$1,260,000
With FoundHuman (7% turnover)
$252,000
Annual savings
$1,008,000
3-year cumulative savings: $3,024,000
Sources & assumptions. Replacement cost ranges from SHRM (50–200% of salary for most roles) and Gallup (1.5–2x for technical and leadership positions). Industry first-year turnover defaults reflect Bureau of Labor Statistics data for professional and technical hires. The 93% retention figure is FoundHuman's measured 18-month retention across placements.

What does this look like for your team?

Send us your numbers, and we'll come back with a real estimate of what an embedded engagement would cost — and what it would save.