Executive Key-Hire Assessments

Cost of a Miss Calculator

The real number is rarely the salary.

Your hiring scenario

USD · Illustrative assumptions

01Base salary of the role$260,000

Annual base salary, before benefits and other compensation.

02Months before the miss is acted on11 months

Time in the role before an exit or replacement decision.

03Severance and exit months3 months

Salary-equivalent months paid at exit, with the modeled benefits load.

04Search fee for the replacement22%

Replacement search fee as a percentage of annual base salary.

05Vacancy before replacement starts4 months

Months of interim coverage, modeled at 70% of monthly salary.

06Replacement ramp to full effectiveness6 months

Ramp-up months, modeled at 50% of monthly salary.

07Team members who leave because of the miss2 people

Backfill cost is modeled at 45% of the role salary per departure.

08Program, launch, or revenue value delayed$750,000

Enter the delay value once. Exclude costs already counted above.

Modeled cost of one miss

$1,555,133

Approximately 346× an illustrative $4,500 assessment investment. This comparison is not a quoted fee or a return-on-investment claim.

Compensation paid while in seat$305,067
Exit and severance cost$83,200
Replacement search fee$57,200
Vacancy and interim coverage$60,667
Replacement ramp-up drag$65,000
Team attrition and backfill$234,000
Delayed program or revenue value$750,000

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Planning model, not a prediction. Assumptions: 28% benefits load for compensation and severance; 70% vacancy coverage factor; 50% ramp drag; 45% of role salary per team departure. Delayed value is added in full, not discounted or treated as profit. Compensation paid is not necessarily all lost value. These categories may overlap; this total is not audited loss or guaranteed savings.