Enter the employee's hourly rate and hours worked.
$
hours
hours
×
Example: 1.5× means 150% of the regular rate.
Total labor cost
$0.00
regular pay plus overtime pay
Regular pay
$0.00
Overtime pay
$0.00
Total hours
0 hours
Effective hourly cost
$0.00
Overtime rate
$0.00
Overtime premium
$0.00
Calculation breakdown
Regular hourly rate
—
Regular hours
—
Regular pay
—
Overtime hours
—
Overtime multiplier
—
Overtime rate
—
Overtime pay
—
Total labor cost
—
Basic calculation:
Regular pay is hourly rate × regular hours.
Overtime pay is hourly rate × overtime multiplier ×
overtime hours. Actual overtime rules and required
premiums depend on your employment agreement and local laws.
Currency
Choose the currency you want to use.
Compensation
Define the employee's regular and overtime compensation.
Regular & overtime hours
Enter paid hours and the overtime premium used for
your calculation.
$
hours
hours
×
hours
Deducted from the total scheduled time.
$
Employer labor burden
Add costs the employer pays beyond direct wages.
Payroll & statutory costs
These are percentage-based costs applied to direct wages
and bonuses.
%
%
%
Health, retirement, paid leave, etc.
%
Additional employer costs
Include fixed costs associated with this employee or role.
$
Equipment, allowances, software, etc.
Productivity & billing
Optional fields for businesses that bill clients for labor.
hours
Hours actually billed to clients.
$
Revenue charged to the client per billable hour.
$
Additional business overhead assigned to this labor period.
$
Professional labor costing:
The advanced calculator separates direct wages from employer
burden and business overhead. This helps estimate the
employer's actual cost rather than relying only on the
employee's advertised hourly wage.
Total employer labor cost
$0.00
wages + burden + additional employer costs
Direct wages
$0.00
Employer burden
$0.00
Effective hourly cost
$0.00
Labor burden rate
0%
Billable revenue
$0.00
Labor profit
$0.00
Labor profit margin
0%
Billable utilization
0%
Billing rate
$0.00
Revenue per worked hour
$0.00
Wage breakdown
Regular pay
—
Overtime pay
—
Bonuses / commissions
—
Direct wages
—
Total paid hours
—
Effective wage rate
—
Employer cost breakdown
Payroll taxes
—
Workers' compensation / insurance
—
Benefits
—
Other payroll burden
—
Additional employer costs
—
Total employer burden
—
Total employer labor cost
—
Billing & profitability
Billable hours
—
Client billing rate
—
Billable revenue
—
Overhead allocation
—
Other project expenses
—
Total project cost
—
Labor profit
—
Key metrics
Total scheduled hours
—
Total paid hours
—
Billable utilization
—
Labor burden rate
—
Effective employer cost / hour
—
Important:
Labor burden rates vary significantly by employer,
location, employment arrangement, benefits package,
insurance costs, and applicable regulations. Use your
actual payroll and employer costs for budgeting.
This calculator is intended for estimation and planning,
not payroll or legal compliance.