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# ISO 9001 Internal Audit Cost Calculator

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# ISO 9001 Internal Audit Cost Calculator

# Free tool — ISO 9001 Quality Management

## ISO 9001 Internal Audit Cost Calculator

Discover the real cost of your ISO 9001 internal audit program including auditor hours, auditee time, travel and follow-up. Calculate it in 5 minutes.

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ISO 9001 Internal Audit Cost Calculator

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Company

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Program
& hours

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Additional
costs

Step 1 of 3 — Company profile

Step 1 — Company profile

These inputs calibrate your hourly cost and your program benchmark.

Industry \* Select...Manufacturing & Industrial ProductionFood & BeverageHealthcare & Life SciencesConstruction & EngineeringTechnology & SoftwareProfessional Services & ConsultingLogistics, Transportation & Supply ChainEnergy & EnvironmentEducation, Training & CertificationGovernment & Public SectorCommerce & ServicesOther / Not applicable This field is required.

Number of employees \*  This field is required.

Number of audited sites or locations \*  This field is required.

Average monthly salary per employee (USD) \*  This field is required.

Are internal audits on-site or remote? \* Select...On-siteRemoteMixed This field is required.

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Step 2 — Audit program and hours

The scope of your program and hours per stage drive the real cost.

Number of internal audits per year \*  This field is required.

Number of internal auditors participating per audit \*  This field is required.

Number of processes or areas audited per audit \*  This field is required.

Hours per stage — per individual audit

Planning hours per audit \* Audit plan, checklists, coordination.  This field is required.

Execution hours per audit \* Interviews, evidence review, walkthroughs.  This field is required.

Report-writing hours per audit \*  This field is required.

Follow-up hours for findings and corrective actions per audit \*  This field is required.

Average auditee hours during execution \* Time they stop their work to attend the audit.  This field is required.

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Step 3 — Additional costs per audit

Enter the average additional costs per audit. Enter 0 if not applicable.

Transportation cost per audit (USD) \* Fuel, Uber, taxi, flights.  This field is required.

Lodging cost per audit (USD) \*  This field is required.

Per diem and meals cost per audit (USD) \*  This field is required.

Materials and printing cost per audit (USD) \*  This field is required.

Annual audit management software or tools cost (USD) \*  This field is required.

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Total annual cost of the audit program

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Cost per individual audit

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Person-days invested per year

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### Your Internal Audit Cost Report

Cost per individual audit

Annual total program cost

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Auditor person-days

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Auditee person-days

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TOTAL person-days per year

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## What is the cost of an internal audit program?

Everything your company invests to run, document and follow up on ISO 9001 internal audits: auditor hours, auditee time, travel, software and finding closure.

**The Internal Audit Program Cost** is the total annual investment a company spends to comply with ISO 9001 clause 9.2. It includes internal auditor hours (planning, execution and reporting), auditee time, travel between sites, management software and follow-up on findings. It represents between **$2,000 and $120,000 USD per year** depending on company size — and a poorly sized program can cost up to **3 times more than necessary**.

##### What is included?

Auditor hours, auditee time, travel, management software, training and corrective finding follow-up — every hour and dollar counts.

##### Why measure it?

Without data, you cannot optimize. Knowing the real cost lets you justify improvements, reduce travel and choose the right frequency.

##### What to do with the result?

Compare it with benchmarks by company size, identify the heaviest cost driver and apply recommendations to cut it by up to 40%.

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