Labor Rate Builder
PILLAR 3LIVEKnow your real cost per billable hour. Every input changes the numbers instantly.
Use “Add New Role” or customize the form below then save.
Rename the current profile here. All sections below update live.
What the employee actually receives per hour worked.
FICA, Medicare, FUTA, SUTA — usually calculated on base wage only
Holidays, vacation, sick leave — typically % of base wage
Medical, dental, vision benefits
Pension, annuity, or 401(k) contributions
Apprenticeship or training contributions
Vacation, supplemental, other fixed benefits
Enter any fixed hourly benefits you pay — from a union remittance, a prevailing-wage determination, or your own benefit package. They add dollar-for-dollar to your cost.
Commonly billed per $100 of payroll.
Commonly billed per $1,000 of payroll.
Foremen, superintendents, and PM time allocated across billable hours
Weather, travel, shop time, breaks, mobilization — time you cannot invoice
Truck, fuel, per diem, tool allowance added to every hour.
This is what it actually costs you — after every tax, benefit, supervision hour, and non-billable minute — for every hour you can invoice a customer.
This is your new break-even rate if base wages moved by $3 — your true cost per hour at that wage. Profit gets added when you bid, not here.
This is your true cost per billable hour if the base wage moved to $3.00 — every tax, benefit, supervision hour, and non-billable minute included.
Sets the builder base wage to $3.00 so you can save this scenario as a rate.
All calculations happen in your browser. Nothing is sent anywhere. These rates will feed directly into the Project Pricer when that tool is complete.