What does the Knowledge Loss Calculator estimate?

It produces an illustrative annual dollar estimate of expertise and knowledge drain tied to turnover, using company size, salary, turnover rate, how much work depends on tacit knowledge, and how you capture expertise today. It is not a financial forecast.

Is the calculator and report free?

Yes. The calculator and the printable stakeholder report are free. No account is required to estimate or print.

How long does the calculator take?

About two minutes. Five multiple-choice questions; no account required. You can print a detailed report of your results for free.

How does Memion reduce knowledge loss?

Memion captures institutional knowledge through natural voice conversations and optional document imports, then activates it in daily plans and team briefings so expertise does not depend only on exit interviews or wikis.

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How much expertise is your company losing?

Turnover costs more than recruiting. In two minutes, estimate the knowledge that walks out when people leave, then print a free report for stakeholders.

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Estimate your knowledge tax

Five quick questions. You get an illustrative annual dollar figure, a risk band, and a free print-ready report you can share with HR, finance, or leadership—no account, no fee.

1 Answer about size, pay, turnover, and how knowledge lives in your org
2 See your annual expertise-loss estimate on screen
3 Print your results free—full methodology and business case for stakeholders

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Quick summary

Highlights only · Full report available free

Your estimated annual knowledge loss

This page is a high-level snapshot of your calculator results. Open the free full report for step-by-step methodology, scenario comparison, business-case language, and research citations you can share with stakeholders.

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Headline estimate (summary)

— est. departures / year

— knowledge-loss risk

— knowledge cost / departure

Illustrative estimate—not a financial forecast. Replacement-cost assumptions draw on published research (e.g. Gallup’s conservative 0.5–2× salary range for replacing an employee;¹ CAP findings that costs vary by role from roughly 16% to well over 200% of salary²). Your intensity and capture answers scale within that band. Results stay in this browser unless you subscribe or sign up.

Recommended next step: open the full report for detail beyond this summary.

Research behind the assumptions

Gallup, “This Fixable Problem Costs U.S. Businesses $1 Trillion” (2019). Replacing an employee can cost one-half to two times annual salary (conservative); U.S. voluntary turnover ~$1 trillion; 100-person org example at $50k salaries ≈ $660k–$2.6M/year. Source
Center for American Progress, “There Are Significant Business Costs to Replacing Employees” (2012). Typical costs ~16% (lower wage), ~20% (mid-range), up to 213%+ for highly paid / executive roles. Source
Gallup, “Increase Productivity at the Lowest Possible Cost” (2020). Employees who are not engaged cost about 18% of annual salary in lost productivity—context for the broader cost of people risk, not a direct input to every calculator field. Source

The full report includes these citations in a stakeholder-ready format.

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Your estimated annual knowledge loss