Labor cost calculator for crews

See what an hour of paid labor really costs the employer after burden and utilization — not the rate you bill the customer.

$25/hr + 30% burden → $32.50 loaded hourly
40 paid hours at 80% → 32 productive hours · $1,300 total · $40.625/productive hour
8 job hours → $325 estimated job labor cost

Internal employer cost. Does not invent taxes, insurance, or regional rates. Not the customer billing rate or profit margin.

Loaded hourly = wage×(1+burden%). Total paid = loaded×paid hours. Productive hours = paid×utilization%. Effective $/productive hour = total÷productive. Optional job cost = effective×job productive hours. Example: $25/hr + 30% burden, 40 paid hours at 80% util → $32.50 loaded · $1,300 total · $40.625 per productive hour; 8 job hours → $325.