Employee burnout statistics 2026: 40+ sourced data points

Eagle Hill 2025 puts the US figure at around 55%; Modern Health's 2025 global survey reports 66%. Eagle Hill's 2025 breakdown by work arrangement runs roughly 61% for fully remote workers, 57% for hybrid, and around 55% across the workforce overall. The lower figures historically came from Gallup's stricter definition; the recent rise reflects broader survey instruments.

Different studies use different instruments. Gallup uses a binary self-report (very often or always), the Maslach Burnout Inventory measures three dimensions and produces a graded score, and consultancy surveys often use a single yes-or-no question. Lower-bound figures (around 23%) typically come from Gallup; higher-bound figures (around 66%) from broader self-report.

AJPM's 2025 study estimates the total annual cost of employee burnout at roughly $5.04 million per 1,000 employees in the US, with presenteeism (working while disengaged) accounting for around 89% of that figure. The remaining 11% is split across absenteeism, turnover, and healthcare claims. Separately, Gallup and Workhuman's 2022 wellbeing study put the global cost of turnover and lost productivity tied to low wellbeing and burnout at around $322 billion a year.

AJPM's 2025 cost-per-employee bands range from approximately $5,000 for individual contributors up to $20,700 per executive per year. The per-person cost is driven primarily by presenteeism (89% of total), then absenteeism, turnover replacement, and healthcare claims. Burned-out employees are 2.6x more likely to leave (Gallup); replacement cost typically runs 1.5x to 2x annual salary.