# Offer Acceptance Rate Calculator

> Calculate the percentage of job offers accepted, leaving out offers still awaiting an answer, plus the number and share of offers declined.

Category: Salary, HR & payroll · Applies to: Worldwide · Last updated: 2026-10-29
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Offer acceptance rate is accepted offers divided by offers that have been decided. Offers still pending are excluded so they do not drag the rate down.

Also called: Offer decline rate calculator.

## Inputs
- Offers made (unit offers; default 25)
- Offers accepted (unit offers; default 20)
- Offers still pending (unit offers; default 0; optional)

## Results
- Offer acceptance rate
- Offers declined
- Decline rate
- Offers with a decision

## Formula

```
Decided = Offers − Pending;  Acceptance % = Accepted ÷ Decided × 100;  Declined = Decided − Accepted
```

Where:
- Pending: offers made but not yet answered

## Worked example
1. Decided offers = 25 − 0 = 25.
2. Acceptance = 20 ÷ 25 × 100 = 80%; 5 declined (20%).

**Result:** 20 of 25 offers accepted is an 80% offer acceptance rate.

## What the result means

A falling acceptance rate often points to pay below market, a slow process or a gap between the job as advertised and as described at interview. Asking declining candidates why is the quickest diagnosis.

## Assumptions and limits
- Rescinded offers are left out of offers made.
- Small numbers swing the rate a lot; look at several months together.

## Questions

### Why exclude pending offers?

A pending offer has not been accepted or declined yet. Counting it as a decline would understate the rate.

### Do counter-offers count?

Count the final outcome. A candidate who negotiates and then accepts is an acceptance.

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