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Employee Loaded Cost Calculator

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Combine salary, employer payroll costs and benefits into a cost per productive hour.

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On this page How it works & practical examples

How to use the Employee Loaded Cost Calculator

Supply your applicable employer cost rate rather than an employee withholding rate. Productive hours should reflect the same annual period after the exclusions you intend, such as paid leave.

The calculation

Loaded hourly cost = [salary × (1 + employer rate/100) + benefits] / productive hours

Worked example

$60,000 salary, 10% employer payroll cost and $6,000 benefits across 1,800 productive hours give $40 per productive hour.

Assumptions and limits

Rates are user supplied; no jurisdiction rules or tax liabilities are computed. Recruiting, office space and equipment are included only if entered in other employer costs.

Common questions

Which inputs should I use?

Supply your applicable employer cost rate rather than an employee withholding rate. Productive hours should reflect the same annual period after the exclusions you intend, such as paid leave.

What does the result exclude?

Rates are user supplied; no jurisdiction rules or tax liabilities are computed. Recruiting, office space and equipment are included only if entered in other employer costs.

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