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Bid worksheet
Labor burden calculator: what that crew hour really costs
The wage on the offer letter is not what you pay to put someone on a job. Taxes, workers’ comp, benefits, and PTO load the hour. Enter base wage and burden to see the true hourly cost.
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- Base wage
- $28.00/hr
- Labor burden
- $8.40/hr
- Loaded labor rate
- $36.40/hr
Burden 30.0% of base wage
Common questions
Employer costs beyond base wages, including payroll taxes, insurance, benefits, and often PTO.
Usually those sit in overhead. Avoid counting them twice.
No. It is a planning estimate based on the rates you enter.
You priced wage, not loaded cost; markup never had a chance.