Business
Payroll Burden Estimator
Estimate the true cost of an employee once payroll taxes and benefits are added.
Payroll Burden Estimator
An employee almost always costs 20–35% more than their base salary. Use this to size a hire honestly.
Your estimate
True annual cost
$71,832
Burden % over base salary
19.7%
Employer FICA
$4,590
FUTA
$42
WC / SUI / other
$1,200
Use this number — not base salary — when modeling whether a hire pays for itself.
This is an estimate based on the information you entered. Your actual tax, savings, or cash-flow outcome may differ based on deductions, entity structure, timing, payroll setup, debt terms, investment assumptions, or other factors.
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