When employees are fully engaged, their productivity often matches or exceeds their compensation, translating directly into increased business performance. Gallup research shows that companies with highly engaged employees report an average 18% increase in sales.

To stay conservative, this calculator applies a modest 5% productivity gain to estimate the potential impact.

Source: Gallup

[Formula: Productivity savings = Number of employees x Average annual salary x 5%]

Absenteeism is often a sign of disengagement, burnout, or fatigue factors that significantly impact productivity.
 
According to Gallup, absenteeism costs the economy over $47.6 billion annually. Research from SHRM and Kronos estimates that the total cost of absenteeism ranges from 20.9% to 22.1% of total payroll, factoring in both direct and indirect costs. For this calculator, we focus on unplanned paid time off, estimated at 10% of payroll.
 
Gallup also found that highly engaged teams can reduce absenteeism by up to 81%. To remain conservative, this calculator applies a 20% reduction in absenteeism to estimate potential savings.
  
Source: Gallup Report & SHRM Report

[Formula: Absenteeism savings = Number of employees x average annual salary x 10% x 20%]

Turnover comes at a high cost—covering recruitment, onboarding, lost productivity, service disruptions, previous training investments, and cultural set backs. Combined, these costs are estimated at 125% of an employee’s annual salary. Studies show that organizations investing in people enablement can reduce voluntary turnover by an average of 31%, with reductions ranging from 18% in high-turnover environments to 43% in low-turnover ones.
 
To remain conservative, this calculator applies an 18% reduction in turnover.
 
Source: Gallup

[Formula: Turnover savings = Number of employees x Average annual salary x (125% x your inputted employee turnover rate x 18%)]

By using Moodtalk, managers can significantly reduce the time spent on collaboration-related tasks—compared to handling feedback collection, meeting preparation, and action planning manually. Moodtalk consolidates these steps into a streamlined workflow supported by intelligent prompts, summaries, and suggestions—saving valuable time while improving the quality of team discussions and follow-up.

Based on our work with clients, we estimate that managers save an average of 6 hours per month thanks to reduced effort in gathering feedback, preparing meetings, and identifying the right measures.
 
To calculate the financial impact of these time savings, we use this 6-hour monthly average. The cost of a manager’s hour is derived from the average annual salary, assuming a standard 42-hour work week over 52 weeks. While managerial salaries may be above the average employee salary, we use the average to keep the estimate conservative.

Source: Moodtalk (2025)

[Formula: Manager time savings = Number of managers × 3.5% × average annual salary]