Direct labor arithmetic

Labor Cost Calculator

Calculate base and optionally loaded labor cost using only the work and burden assumptions you enter.

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Formula and method

Base cost = workers × hours per worker × hourly rate. Burden = base cost × entered burden percentage ÷ 100.

Worked example

3 workers × 8 hours × $25/hour = $600 base cost. A user-entered 20% burden adds $120 for a $720 loaded cost.

Assumptions and limitations

No payroll taxes, benefits, insurance, overtime eligibility, statutory cost, or employment-law rule is supplied or inferred.

Privacy

Entered values remain in this browser tab. The calculator has no account, value-bearing URL state, remote calculation request, or persistent storage.

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