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Employee Cost — Guide

"For which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost…" Luke 14:28

What it does

Adds employer payroll taxes, benefits, equipment, software, and overhead to estimate true annual and monthly cost of a hire.

Key inputs

  • Salary (or hourly × hours)
  • Employer taxes (%), benefits ($/%)
  • Equipment & software, training, overhead

Reading results

Compare total annual vs monthly cost; use it to budget and price your services correctly.

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