Hourly Employee Cost Calculator

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How Hourly Employee Cost works

Add hourly wage plus its percentage burden to other hourly employer costs and overhead.

A worked example

These sample values illustrate the calculation. Use your own numbers in the calculator for your result.

Example inputs
Hourly wage
20
Payroll burden %
12
Benefits per hour
3
Other cost per hour
1
Estimated hourly employment cost
$26.40

Assumptions and limits

Planning estimate only. This is not legal, tax, payroll or accounting advice.