The corporate wellnessROI calculatorfor HR.
A corporate wellness ROI calculator built to make the case to finance: a sourced, conservative estimate of the annual return from a live wellbeing program, split into hard-dollar ROI and softer VOI so finance can see exactly what is defensible.
Employees who leave by choice each year, before any program.
Program
Expected case: $222,120 on a $3,800 program.
Hard-dollar ROI · finance-defensible
- Fewer sick days (absenteeism)$20,220
- Lower voluntary turnover$49,400
- ROI subtotal$69,620
Softer value · discount as you like
- Recovered focus (presenteeism)$142,500
- Engagement halo$10,000
- VOI subtotal$152,500
- Total estimated value (expected)$222,120
- Program cost- $3,800
- Net value (expected)$218,320
- Employees reached200 / yr
- Cost per employee reached$19
- Payback (hard dollars)Within the first year
A directional range, not a guaranteed return. Every figure is built from cited research (CDC, SHRM, Gallup, Deloitte) and applied only to the employees a program actually reaches. See how the math works below.
Every number,sourced and auditable.
No inflated multipliers, no healthcare-savings magic. Just published figures, applied conservatively.
Lost to absenteeism. We claim back 3% to 10%, and only among employees who attend.
CDC Foundation · Gallup Q12
To replace one person, the conservative end of the 50% to 200% range.
SHRM · Gallup · BLS
Is presenteeism, at the desk but impaired. We keep it in softer VOI, not hard ROI.
CDC Foundation · Deloitte
What lifestyle-wellness ROI can actually return. So we exclude healthcare savings.
RAND / Health Affairs
Hard ROI, split from soft VOI
Absenteeism and turnover are dollars finance already tracks. Focus and engagement are real, but discountable. We report them apart, so the hard number stands on its own.
A range, not a promise
Conservative to optimistic, applied only to the employees a program actually reaches. Plan against the floor, and treat the rest as upside.
Once the numbers make sense, the calculator points to a real program. Pair it with live corporate wellbeing sessions and the Workday Reset Method™ behind them. For deeper context, read our guide to workplace wellness programs and the corporate yoga pricing and ROI breakdown.
A directional planning model, not a guarantee. Built from published research, applied with conservative multipliers and only to the employees a program reaches. Use the conservative column and the hard-dollar ROI line as your floor.