How it works: Enter your employee's hourly wage and all applicable hours, taxes, and benefits. The calculator computes your true Hourly Labor Burden — the real per-hour cost to your business including all employer obligations.
Federal & State Taxes
Benefits
Total Hours
80
this pay period
Gross Pay
$2,000.00
before expenses
Total Expenses
$0.00
taxes + benefits
Hourly Labor Burden
$25.00
true cost / hr
Regular Pay
$2,000.00
Overtime Pay (1.5×)
$0.00
Vacation Pay
$0.00
PTO / Holiday Pay
$0.00
Sick / Bereavement
$0.00
Gross Pay
$2,000.00
FUTA
$0.00
Medicare
$0.00
Social Security
$0.00
Employment Tax
$0.00
State Tax
$0.00
L&I Work Comp
$0.00
Retirement (employer)
$0.00
Health Insurance
$0.00
Other Benefits
$0.00
Total Employer Cost
$2,000.00
Gross Pay (base wage + paid hours)
Employer Taxes (FUTA, SS, Medicare, L&I etc.)
Benefits (retirement, health, other)
Your true hourly labor burden:
$25.00
That's 1.00× your base wage — add expenses & overhead to build accurate estimates.
