Total the labor cost of a shift and its weekly run.
Each shift's labor cost is employees multiplied by hours and rate, then scaled by the number of shifts per week. Staffing is usually a business's largest expense, and knowing the real cost per shift supports scheduling decisions.
Shift Cost
Shift = employees x hours x rate; week = shift x shifts/week
Shift = employees x hours x rate; week = shift x shifts/week Each shift's labor cost is employees multiplied by hours and rate, then scaled by the number of shifts per week.
Staffing is usually a business's largest expense, and knowing the real cost per shift supports scheduling decisions.
This calculator takes 4 inputs: Employees per shift, Shift length, Average hourly rate, Shifts per week. The pre-filled defaults are a realistic starting point — replace them with figures from your own environment for a result you can act on.