§ 01 / Glossary
Hourly labour cost
Trace the components behind the real labour cost, from pay to employer charges, and see why productive hours—not paid hours—shape the useful rate.
Updated 12 October 2026Reviewed by Matthieu Crétier
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What is Hourly labour cost?
Estimated hourly labour cost starts from the annual salary entered, adds the chosen employer overhead rate and divides by estimated productive hours. Do not add salary months again if annual pay already includes them.
Key points
- •Enter annual gross pay including any salary months already due.
- •Apply an employer contributions and overhead rate without duplicating amounts already included.
- •Divide loaded annual pay by estimated productive hours derived from annual hours and the productive ratio.
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In practice
- •Enter annual gross pay including any salary months already due.
- •Apply an employer contributions and overhead rate without duplicating amounts already included.
- •Divide loaded annual pay by estimated productive hours derived from annual hours and the productive ratio.
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How archim handles it
- •Records hours and tasks directly from site.
- •Multiplies actual hours by the hourly cost you have set.
- •Shows you personnel cost for each project in real time.
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