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Employee hourly cost — what a hire really costs
Take-home pay is only part of what an employee costs a business: employer social-security contributions, payroll taxes and other statutory costs (in Italy these add up to roughly 25-35% on top of gross pay — the exact figure depends on the country and the labor contract) stack on top of gross salary. This tool estimates the **real hourly cost** from gross annual pay and hours worked per year, so you can price a quote, evaluate a new hire or compare an employee against an outside contractor.
What it records
- Name or role (e.g. warehouse clerk)
- Gross annual pay
- Hours worked per year (e.g. 1720)
How it works
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# 💼 Employee hourly cost
Take-home pay is only part of what an employee costs a business: employer
social-security contributions, payroll taxes and other statutory costs
(in Italy these add up to roughly 25-35% on top of gross pay — the exact
figure depends on the country and the labor contract) stack on top of gross
salary. This tool estimates the **real hourly cost** from gross annual pay
and hours worked per year, so you can price a quote, evaluate a new hire or
compare an employee against an outside contractor.
::::form{path="estimates" id="fest"}
::input{form="fest" field="name" placeholder="Name or role (e.g. warehouse clerk)" required="true"}
::input{form="fest" field="grossPay" type="number" placeholder="Gross annual pay" required="true"}
::input{form="fest" field="hours" type="number" placeholder="Hours worked per year (e.g. 1720)" required="true"}
::add-form{form="fest" path="estimates" label="Calculate hourly cost"}
::::
## Saved estimates
:::table{path="estimates" headers="Employee,Gross pay,Annual hours,Estimated hourly cost" deletable="true" editform="fest"}
{name} | {grossPay} | {hours} | {grossPay*1.3/hours}
:::
The calculation uses an indicative **1.3** multiplier (+30% in employer
costs on top of gross pay): a plausible average, but actual employer
contributions vary a lot by country, industry and contract. If you know your
real multiplier (from payroll or an accountant), treat 1.3 as the number to
replace: edit the document and use your own figure in place of 1.3 in the
formula.
Estimates stay saved on this device: come back whenever you need to size up
a new hire or redo the math with fresh numbers.