What leaders track
- Recruiter fees and job posting costs
- Signing bonuses and relocation packages
- Formal sick leave days
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What Is Poor Wellbeing
Costing Your Team?
Find out in 60 seconds. See the hidden cost, compare against your industry, and get a 90-day recovery plan. No signup required.
Your Annual Cost Poor wellbeing is costing your team approximately
$0
per year
$0 per person
= 0 full-time salaries
Cost Breakdown
What you could save
Three recovery scenarios. Each rung is a concrete opportunity to reclaim.
- 03 Ambitious 50% reduction$0 = 0 full-time hires
- 02 Realistic 25% reduction$0 = 0 full-time hires
- 01 Conservative 10% reduction$0 = 0 full-time hires
Sources and methodology
Cost calculations based on industry benchmarks from Gallup (State of the Global Workplace), SHRM (Human Capital Benchmarking Report), Deloitte (Mental Health and Employers), and Oxford Economics (The Cost of Brain Drain).
Replacement cost multipliers range from 0.5x (entry-level) to 1.5x (senior/specialist) annual salary. Absence overhead factor of 1.28x accounts for temporary cover, lost productivity, and management time. Disengagement productivity loss of 34% sourced from Gallup research on actively disengaged employees.
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Above vs Below the Surface
What makes wellbeing costs invisible?
Most leaders track what they can see: replacement fees and recruiter invoices. The real damage is hiding below the waterline.
What actually bleeds money
- Showing up but mentally checked out
- People doing the bare minimum
- Managers losing time to conflict and rework
- Knowledge walking out the door with senior leavers
- Customer trust and brand damage
Percentages are directional, drawn from Deloitte and Oxford Economics wellbeing-cost research.
The Cost Is Real
Why should you measure the cost of poor wellbeing?
Annual global cost of employee disengagement
Gallup, State of the Global WorkplaceROI for every $1 invested in wellbeing programs
Deloitte, Mental Health ReportOf employee turnover is preventable with early intervention
SHRM, Retention ReportIndustry Benchmarks
How does your industry compare?
Annual wellbeing cost per employee, indicative ranges based on public benchmarks. Hover any bar to see the breakdown by turnover, absence, and disengagement.
Directional figures. Your actual costs may vary. Sources: Gallup, SHRM, US Bureau of Labor Statistics JOLTS, CIPD.
How It Works
How does the calculator work?
Enter your team details
Team size, average salary, turnover count, and sick days. Takes under a minute.
See your hidden costs
Instant breakdown of turnover, absence, and disengagement costs with source citations.
Get a savings roadmap
Download a PDF report showing conservative, realistic, and ambitious savings scenarios.
The Next 90 Days
What changes after week one?
A realistic view of the engagement lift teams see when they switch on continuous measurement with Pulsewise. Directional based on pilot customers.
- Week 1 +3 pts
DailyMood goes live
60-second check-ins surface the top 3 pain points leadership has been missing.
- Week 4 +7 pts
Forensic feedback maps patterns
AI clusters comments across 12+ dimensions. Recurring friction becomes a named, fixable problem.
- Week 8 +12 pts
ESS scoring reveals flight risk
Intent-weighted satisfaction scoring flags the teams most likely to lose senior talent, before exits happen.
- Week 12 +18 pts
Leadership reviews the evidence
Executives see the ROI in one dashboard. Preventable turnover, reduced absence, and a measurable culture shift.
FAQ
Common Questions
What is the employee wellbeing ROI calculator?
It is a free tool that estimates the annual cost of poor employee wellbeing for your organization. It calculates turnover costs, absence costs, and disengagement costs using industry benchmarks from Gallup, SHRM, and Deloitte, then shows how much you could save.
How does Pulsewise calculate the cost of poor wellbeing?
The calculator uses three evidence-based formulas: replacement cost multiplied by turnover count, sick days multiplied by daily rate with an overhead factor, and disengagement rate applied to salary. These are the same models used in Pulsewise pulse surveys to track real-time engagement.
What data do I need to use the calculator?
Just four numbers: your team size, average salary, annual turnover count, and average sick days per person. You also select a general engagement level. Most HR leaders have these figures readily available.
Is my data stored or shared?
No. The calculator runs entirely in your browser. Nothing is sent to any server. Your inputs stay on your device and are never stored, tracked, or shared.
What should I do after seeing my results?
Download the PDF report and share it with leadership. Then explore how Pulsewise works to see how continuous measurement with DailyMood check-ins, forensic feedback, and intent-weighted ESS scoring can reduce these costs.
Turn insight into action
You have seen the cost. Pulsewise helps you reduce it with daily pulse surveys, AI-powered feedback, and continuous engagement tracking.