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Compares your cost per hire to the SHRM 2025 average (non-executive vs. executive). SHRM medians are member-gated and not used here — averages only.

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Average Cost Per Hire (SHRM 2025)

SHRM 2025 Benchmarking Survey, n=2,371, fieldwork Jan–Mar 2025, excerpt © SHRM. Average, not median.

Segment	Value	Vintage
Non-executive, US	$5,475	2025
Executive, US	$35,879	2025

Denominator: SHRM 2025 Benchmarking Survey, n=2,371, fieldwork Jan–Mar 2025

Source: SHRM 2025 Benchmarking Survey (excerpt, © SHRM)

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Median cost-per-hire table (existence + methodology only) — UK, senior vs. other roles, private/public/non-profit

CIPD 2024 Resourcing and Talent Planning, Table 1: median cost-per-hire for senior vs. other roles, broken down by private/public/non-profit sector, with history back to 2011. Respondent caveat stated explicitly: n=246 (senior) / n=207 (other roles). NO £ figures are reproduced here — only the table's existence and methodology were confirmed during sourcing.

Source: CIPD, Resourcing and Talent Planning 2024 (excerpt, © CIPD) · 2024 report (covers 2022 data point; historikk til 2011)

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