Beginner~2 min
Labor Cost Percentage Calculator
Calculate restaurant labor cost percentage from total labor and sales. Optionally include payroll taxes and benefits for a loaded labor figure.
Updated Jul 20, 2026Open calculator
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Labor
Wage, schedule, and labor-cost tools for staffing decisions that protect both service and payroll.
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Beginner~2 min
Labor Cost Percentage Calculator
Calculate restaurant labor cost percentage from total labor and sales. Optionally include payroll taxes and benefits for a loaded labor figure.
Updated Jul 20, 2026Open calculator
Beginner~3 min
Labor Budget Calculator
Set a maximum restaurant labor budget from projected sales and a target labor cost %. Add payroll tax %, benefits %, and other expenses for a loaded total — optionally track budget remaining.
Updated Jul 20, 2026Open calculator
Intermediate~4 min
Restaurant Staffing Calculator
Estimate required labor hours and employees from projected sales or daily customers, operating hours, and productivity — with optional shift length and FT/PT split.
Updated Jul 20, 2026Open calculator
Beginner~3 min
Employee Cost Calculator
Estimate the true cost of an employee — wages plus payroll taxes, benefits, insurance, training, equipment, and other employment expenses — for hourly or salaried staff.
Updated Jul 20, 2026Open calculator
Beginner~3 min
Restaurant Overtime Cost Calculator
Estimate overtime wages, overtime premium, payroll taxes, benefits, and total overtime expense for one employee or a team average.
Updated Jul 20, 2026Open calculator
Beginner~3 min
Payroll Burden Calculator
Estimate true employer payroll burden — wages plus employer taxes, workers’ compensation, health benefits, retirement, paid leave, training, equipment, and other costs — for hourly or salaried staff.
Updated Jul 20, 2026Open calculator
Beginner~3 min
Restaurant Labor Hours Calculator
Estimate maximum schedulable labor hours from projected sales and target labor %, or from an available labor budget, after optional taxes, benefits, and other costs.
Updated Jul 20, 2026Open calculator
Introduction
Labor is usually the other large controllable cost beside food. These tools turn hours, wages, and sales into labor cost figures you can compare to your target.
Why these calculators matter
Overstaffing burns profit; understaffing burns guests and teams. Clear labor math supports fair schedules and faster decisions when sales shift.
Best practices
Include true hourly cost
Where possible, use burdened wage (taxes, benefits) so labor % reflects reality, not just base rate.
Compare labor to matching sales
Use the same period for labor dollars and sales — a lunch-only payroll against full-day sales will mislead.
Plan from forecast, review from actuals
Build schedules from a sales forecast, then review labor % after the period closes.
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