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Loaded Labour Cost Calculator

The labour cost of cleaning 1,000 square feet, with payroll burden added to the wage.

Inputs

Range: 0–1,000,000 USD/hour

Enter the current purchase price in US dollars for the unit shown.

Range: 50–100,000 sq ft per hour

From your own time study, including travel and set-up.

Range: 0–200 %

Percent of wage for employer taxes, insurance and benefits. Use your own rate.

Result

Payroll burden in the 1,000 sq ft cost
$1.50
Labour cost per 1,000 sq ft
$7.50
Hours per 1,000 sq ft
0.333 h
Loaded hourly rate
$22.50
Reading: what this result means for the job
Labour is the cost of this 1,000 sq ft, and the productivity figure is the lever. A time study that includes travel, set-up and consumable handling is what makes the number defensible in a bid.
Applicability limit
The loaded rate is the wage plus the payroll burden entered, and the productivity is measured on your own floors. This is the labour cost of cleaning 1,000 sq ft and it excludes the chemical, the equipment and the overhead. This is a planning figure for the values entered, not a measured result. Coverage rates, product yields and application rates are properties of a specific product, applicator and substrate, and the label or data sheet for the product you are using always takes precedence over the default here. Cost covers the chemical only, at the price entered. It excludes labour, equipment, applicators, consumables, freight, storage, waste disposal and any over-pour that the allowance does not capture.
Check before the job

Working

Loaded hourly rate
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Hours per 1,000 sq ft
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Labour cost per 1,000 sq ft
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Payroll burden in the 1,000 sq ft cost
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What to check

  • Measure productivity on the actual scope, not on an empty floor.
  • Use your own payroll burden rate rather than a published average.
  • Check whether the rate includes the time a supervisor spends on the floor.

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Productivity is the number that decides this: it comes from a time study on your own floors, including travel, set-up and consumable handling. Burden is also site specific, and a burden rate taken from another employer is not yours.