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Payroll Cost Calculator

Estimate the fully loaded employer cost of an employee from wages, employer taxes, benefits, insurance, retirement, bonus and overhead.

Enter your pay and work details

Use the pay rate, hours, schedule, deductions, commissions, or employment costs that apply to the scenario. The payroll cost results update as the inputs change.

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How to use this calculator

Using the calculator

Enter Annual salary or wages, Employer payroll tax and statutory cost rate, Employer health benefits, Employer retirement contribution, and the other fields shown. Estimate the fully loaded employer cost of an employee from wages, employer taxes, benefits, insurance, retirement, bonus and overhead.

Reading the result

The result shows the fully loaded employer cost of an employee from wages, employer taxes, benefits, insurance, retirement, bonus and overhead.

Results are estimates based on the values entered. Review the Methodology and Calculator Disclaimer for important limitations.