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Replacing One Senior Engineer Costs $150K-$250K Over Three Years

Replacing one senior engineer costs $150K-$250K over three years (SHRM). 3-6 months to full productivity. The hidden cost of churn.

Dennis Vorobyov
Dennis Vorobyov
CEO & Founder, EltexSoft
February 18, 2024 ยท 6 min read

The cost of replacing one senior engineer is $150K-$250K over three years. That's recruiting, interviewing, signing, onboarding, ramp-up, and the productivity gap while the new hire learns your codebase, your domain, and your team's patterns. And with hiring timelines stretching to 95 days, the clock starts ticking before you even have a candidate.

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Last updated February 18, 2024

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