Business calculators

Know your numbers before your numbers know you.

What should I charge? How much can I make? What does an employee really cost? Every calculator here answers a question that decides whether a business works: in plain English, instantly, free. No account needed to calculate; a free account turns the numbers into your plan.

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    Pricing, profit, payroll, break-even: one calculator per question.

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    Every result explains itself so you can decide with confidence.

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The How To Charge Suite: every premium calculator, $97 one time.

One purchase unlocks the whole How To Charge suite forever, Excel workbooks included, and every new calculator added to the suite is yours automatically.

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Think Tank Pricing Calculator

Price a curated leaders' think tank two ways: as a client pipeline machine and as paid recurring membership revenue.

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Goals & Financial Roadmap Calculator

Reverse-engineer your 10-year revenue goal into a Year 1 target, lines of business, and monthly milestones.

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Budget & Revenue Simulator

Plug in your roles on billing and overhead; see your real weekly, monthly, and annual profit.

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Burden Builder: Your True Employer Cost

Build your real payroll burden line by line, with your state's SUTA and workers comp defaults.

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Markup Calculator (Local Staffing)

Pay rate plus markup equals bill rate; see the real gross profit after burden.

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Gross Margin Calculator (Local Staffing)

Work backward from a target margin to the bill rate, or forward from rates to your margin.

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Multiplier Method Calculator (Local Staffing)

Translate a VMS multiplier like 1.65x into markup, bill rate, and your real after-burden profit.

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W2 vs 1099 vs C2C Comparison Calculator

Same pay, same bill, three classifications; see what you really keep under each.

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Markup Cheat Sheet

The desk reference: bill rates for every pay rate from $12 to $50 at 45/55/65/75% markup.

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Gross Margin Cheat Sheet

The margin-language desk reference: bill rates at 28% and 35% target gross margin, $12 to $50 pay.

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Quick Start Revenue Plays Calculator

8 revenue plays you can launch now, each modeled to a 90-day net, side by side.

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PRN / Per Diem Pricing Calculator

Price as-needed shifts at a premium: PRN pay rate, bill rate, spread, and the comp plan behind them.

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Travel Nurse Pay Package Calculator

Build a GSA-compliant travel nurse pay package: taxable pay, stipends, your cost floor, and the bill rate.

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Strike Nurse Pricing Calculator

Price rapid-deployment strike nursing: premium pay, bill rate, deployment costs, and profit by strike duration.

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Flight Nurse Pricing Calculator

Price aeromedical transport nurse placements: per-shift and per-transport costs, bill rates, and margins.

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Locum Tenens Engagement Pricing Calculator

Price a full-service locum placement: true engagement cost, hourly floor, and bill rate scenarios.

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Locum Contract Pricing Calculator

Price locums inside your contract staffing model: W2 vs 1099 burden, cost floor, bill rate, and margin.

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High-Acuity Clinical Pricing Calculator

Price CRNAs, MDs, and specialty RNs: cost floor with malpractice and credentialing, markup scenarios, and direct hire fees.

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Direct Hire Fee Calculator

Price permanent placements three ways: contingency, engaged, and retained, with falloff exposure and annual projections.

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Executive Search Fee Calculator (Enhanced)

Price contingent, engaged, retained, and interim executive searches: fee ladder, installments, and the comp plan behind them.

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Sourcing as a Service Pricing Calculator

Price candidate sourcing three ways: per-candidate fee, monthly retainer, and hourly rate, with the comp plan behind them.

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Digital Products & Lead Magnets Pricing Calculator

Price lead magnets and low, mid, and high-ticket digital products, then chain them into one funnel and see the whole portfolio's ROI.

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AI Services Pricing Calculator

Price AI as a standalone service three ways (per role, monthly retainer, per action), then build the comp plan and prove the margins hold.

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AI as Embedded Value-Add Calculator

Embed AI cost plus a value premium into your existing bill rates: the client pays more because your placements come AI-enhanced.

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Round Table Pricing Calculator

Price a round table two ways: as a free business development play that fills your pipeline and as a paid round table with tickets, sponsors, and members.

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Hot Seat Pricing Calculator

Price hot seat sessions two ways: as free business development that fills your pipeline and as a paid two-tier session with a premium chair, observer tickets, sponsors, and members.

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Golf Tournament Pricing Calculator

Price a charity or networking golf tournament two ways: as a client pipeline builder and as a sponsored, ticketed profit center.

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Association Pricing Calculator

Price an industry association two ways: as a free community that fills your pipeline and as tiered membership, sponsorship, and event revenue.

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Conference Pricing Calculator

Price a conference or summit two ways: as the stage that fills your client pipeline and as a standalone profit center with tickets, booths, and sponsors.

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Outplacement Services Pricing Calculator

Price per-head outplacement packages in three tiers, bulk group deals, and the monthly retainer, then check that the BDR and coach comp plans still leave a profit.

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1099 Sales Rep Commission Calculator

Design commission-only pay for 1099 sales reps: flat and tiered structures, gross margin commission, and exactly what your business keeps.

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W2 Sales Compensation Plan Calculator

The fully loaded cost of a W2 salesperson: base plus commission scenarios, draws, bonuses, W2 vs 1099, and breakeven placements.

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Consulting Pricing Calculator

Price advisory consulting three ways (hourly, retainer, project) and consultant placement as a premium staffing line, then build the comp plan that keeps it profitable.

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Training Pricing Calculator

Price training two ways: facility programs (per-person, flat-fee, annual contracts) and candidate-facing courses, certifications, and academy subscriptions.

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Payrolling / Employer of Record Pricing Calculator

Price payrolling (EOR) services: full employer burden, percentage vs flat service fees, and whether the volume supports a sales and processing team.

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Credentialing Services Pricing Calculator

Price credentialing as a standalone service: per-file fees, tiered retainers, a la carte components, and the three-layer revenue stack.

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Float Pool Management Pricing Calculator

Price a managed float pool contract: a per-hour management fee on every hour you manage plus markup on the external fills.

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Vendor On Premises (VOP) Pricing Calculator

Price a master vendor contract: markup on your on-site coordinator plus an override fee on every vendor hour in the program.

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SOW & Project-Based Staffing Pricing Calculator

Quote a whole project two ways: a fixed price with a risk buffer built in, or a five-role time and materials grid.

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VMS / MSP Fee Impact Calculator

See exactly how VMS and MSP fees compress your staffing margins, what they cost you per year, and the bill rate that wins the profit back.

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RPO Pricing Calculator

Price recruitment process outsourcing four ways: monthly management fee, cost per hire, percent of salary, and hybrid, plus full comp plans.

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International Recruitment Pricing Calculator

Price international healthcare placements: per-candidate costs, placement fees, amortized payments, repayment schedules, and comp plans.

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