# Meeting Cost Calculator

> Work out what a meeting actually costs in salary time, per session and per year.

A meeting costs the salary of everyone in it for its full duration, plus employment overhead. Enter the number of attendees, their average salary and the length, and this calculator shows the cost per meeting, per attendee and per minute, plus the annual total for a recurring meeting.

**URL:** https://convertto.tech/t/meeting-cost-calculator
**Category:** Calculators (https://convertto.tech/c/calculators)
**Privacy:** Runs entirely in the browser; no upload
**Cost:** Free, no sign-up
**Last updated:** 2026-08-01

## Key facts

- **Overhead included:** Employer taxes, benefits and space, at a rate you set
- **Annual hours:** 1,880 productive hours — 47 weeks × 40 hours
- **Privacy:** Runs entirely in your browser — nothing is uploaded
- **Cost:** Free, unlimited, no sign-up

## How to use

1. Set the attendees.
2. Set the average salary.
3. Choose the salary is.
4. Set the length.
5. Choose the repeats.
6. Set the employment overhead.
7. Choose the currency symbol.
8. The result appears immediately — copy or download it.

## FAQ

### Why add an overhead percentage?

Salary is not what an employee costs. Employer taxes, pension contributions, insurance, equipment and office space typically add 25–40% on top, so ignoring them understates the real figure by roughly a third.

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