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Cost Per Hire: United States (SHRM 2025)
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$5,475
Average cost per hire · Non-executive, US
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Vintage2025
PublisherSHRM (Society for Human Resource Management)
Definition: SHRM 2025 Benchmarking Survey, n=2,371, fieldwork Jan–Mar 2025
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Compares your cost per hire to the SHRM 2025 US average (non-executive vs. executive). This page is the US/SHRM figure in isolation — see the UK/CIPD page for what's published there.
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Average Cost Per Hire — United States (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
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This page shows the SHRM/US figure on its own. CIPD publishes a separate UK median cost-per-hire table under its own methodology — see Cost Per Hire: United Kingdom (CIPD). The two are never blended into one average on this site.