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SEO Traffic Value Calculator

What is your organic traffic actually worth? Calculate the paid equivalent, annual asset value, and potential revenue from your SEO — by industry.

What you'd pay per click in Google Ads for these keywords
Position 1: ~28%. Position 3: ~10%. Avg across positions: 2–5%
% of organic visitors who convert to leads/customers. 0 = skip revenue calc.
Revenue per lead, sale, or signup
Monthly Traffic Value
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Annual Traffic Value
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Paid Traffic Cost (same clicks)
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Monthly Revenue from Traffic
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How to Calculate the Value of Your SEO Traffic

SEO traffic value is calculated by multiplying your monthly organic sessions by the average CPC (cost per click) in Google Ads for the same keywords. This gives you the "paid equivalent" — what you'd need to spend each month to replace your organic traffic with paid clicks.

Monthly Traffic Value = Organic Sessions × Avg CPC
Annual Traffic Value = Monthly Traffic Value × 12
Monthly Revenue = Sessions × Conversion Rate × Conversion Value
Paid Traffic Equivalent = Sessions × Avg CPC (what you'd pay Google Ads)

Average CPC by Industry (Google Ads, 2024)

  • Legal: $25–$50+ (personal injury, DUI, family law)
  • Finance & Insurance: $12–$20 (loans, credit cards, insurance)
  • B2B / Enterprise SaaS: $8–$15 (project management, CRM, ERP)
  • SaaS / Software: $5–$12 (broad range depending on category)
  • Local Services: $2–$6 (plumbers, dentists, contractors)
  • eCommerce: $0.75–$3 (highly product-dependent)

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I calculate the value of my SEO traffic?
Multiply your monthly organic sessions by the average cost-per-click (CPC) for your target keywords in Google Ads. This gives the "traffic value" — the dollar amount you'd spend to buy the same clicks through paid search. You can find your keywords' CPCs in Google Keyword Planner or SEO tools like Ahrefs and Semrush, which report "traffic value" using this exact methodology. A site with 50,000 monthly organic sessions in a $5 CPC niche has traffic worth $250,000/month in paid ads.
What is a good organic CTR from Google?
Organic CTR varies dramatically by ranking position. Position #1 averages 27–28% CTR, Position #2 averages 15%, Position #3 averages 10%, and positions 4–10 drop to 2–6%. Across an entire site with a mix of rankings, an average organic CTR of 3–5% is typical. CTR is calculated as (Organic Clicks ÷ Total Impressions) in Google Search Console — a key metric for identifying pages where better title tags or meta descriptions could increase traffic without any new content.