Smoker's CTC Calculator - Cost to Company

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Choose how the employee wage is entered.
The employee's gross pay before tax. Enter hourly or annual depending on the period selector above.
Typical paid working hours in one day, excluding unpaid breaks.
hrs
Number of days the employee works per week.
days
Total paid vacation and public holiday days per year. Used to calculate paid working days.
days
Average length of a single smoke break including walking to and from the smoking area.
min
How many times per workday the employee takes a smoking break.
Adds the research-backed excess healthcare cost attributable to smoking (based on Berman et al., 2013).
Excess annual healthcare cost per smoking employee above a non-smoker. Default is $2,056 from Berman et al. (2013). Adjust for your plan or country.
per yr
Adds the cost of extra sick days smokers take compared to non-smokers.
Cost of extra sick days above a non-smoker. Default is $517 from Berman et al. (2013). Adjust for your benefit structure or country.
per yr
Adds the productivity loss from nicotine cravings while at work (not to be confused with the smoke-break time, which is calculated separately).
Annual value of reduced performance while craving nicotine. Default is $462 from Berman et al. (2013).
per yr
Scale the total cost across your workforce.
people
Currency
Total annual extra cost per smokerAt or near national benchmark
7,723

All smoking-related cost components combined, for one employee, per year

Smoke break cost (annual)4,688
Smoke break cost (daily)18.75
Smoke break hours per year187.5hrs
Excess healthcare cost2,056
Excess absenteeism cost517
Presenteeism cost462
Total workforce annual cost7,723
vs. national benchmark$1907 (33%) above the $5,816 benchmark

This smoker costs your company an estimated $7723 per year above a non-smoker.

  • Smoke breaks alone account for 188 paid hours lost per year - worth $4688 per smoker.
  • Your estimate is $1907 above the national research benchmark of $5,816 per smoker per year.
  • Employer-sponsored smoking cessation programs typically cost $400-$1,200 per participant and produce a positive return within one to three years.

Next stepConsider a workplace tobacco cessation benefit. The American Cancer Society and CDC both offer free employer toolkits to help implement one.

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