Free restaurant calculator
Restaurant turnover rate and cost calculator
Free to use. Nothing you type leaves your browser. Figures checked against official sources on October 1, 2026. Estimates only, not legal or tax advice.
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Job boards, background checks, agency fees.
Screening, interviewing, paperwork.
Training without tips is paid at the full minimum wage.
The person who stops their own work to train.
Result
Enter your numbers to see the turnover rate and cost.
The formula
- Turnover rate = separations in the period ÷ average headcount × 100
- Cost per replacement = advertising and fees + manager hours × manager hourly cost + training hours × (trainee wage + trainer wage) + uniforms and onboarding costs
- Cost for the period = cost per replacement × separations
How to read the result
The calculator uses only your own figures. Published turnover-cost numbers vary widely by source and method, so a figure built from your wages and your training plan is more useful than a borrowed one.
Count everyone who left, for any reason, including seasonal staff whose season ended. If you want to see the part you can influence, run it a second time counting only people who quit.
What the arithmetic leaves out is real too: slower service while a new hire learns the menu, comps from mistakes, and overtime for the people covering the gap.
Massachusetts rules
The rules behind the numbers
Can a new server be paid the service rate while training?
No. A new hire who receives no tips during training is not a tipped employee yet, so those hours are paid at the full $15.00. What your other servers make in tips does not count toward the trainee.
Full answer and official sourceHow fast do new hires have to be reported to Massachusetts?
Within 14 days of the start date, to the Department of Revenue, for every employer regardless of size. Rehires who were off payroll for 30 days or more, including returning seasonal staff, are reported again.
Full answer and official sourceWhen is the final paycheck due in Massachusetts?
If you fire or lay someone off, you pay them in full on their last day. If they quit, you pay them in full on the next regular payday. An employee cannot agree to waive these deadlines.
Full answer and official sourceWhat does a Massachusetts restaurant pay in unemployment tax in 2026?
A new employer (registered less than three years) pays 2.42% in 2026 on the first $15,000 of each employee's wages. After three years, the Department of Unemployment Assistance sets an individual rate each year.
Full answer and official source
Rules checked against official sources on . General information, not legal or tax advice.
Common questions
How do you calculate turnover rate in a restaurant?
Divide the number of employees who left during the period by your average headcount for the period, then multiply by 100. A restaurant that averaged 30 employees and had 24 leave in a year has an 80% turnover rate.
What does it cost to replace a restaurant employee?
Add what you spend to advertise the job, the manager hours spent interviewing and onboarding, the training hours for both trainee and trainer, and uniforms or other set-up costs. In Massachusetts, training shifts without tips are paid at the full $15.00 minimum wage.
Your restaurant remains the employer of record and approves payroll and employment decisions. BOHO is not a PEO, a staffing agency, or legal counsel. A calculator gives an estimate from the numbers you enter. Confirm anything that affects pay or taxes with your payroll provider, attorney or tax adviser.
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Your restaurant remains the employer of record and approves payroll and employment decisions. BOHO is not a PEO, a staffing agency, or legal counsel.