Free tool

The Stretch or Hire Calculator

Your team absorbed the extra work. That decision has a price, and nobody ever writes it down. Five inputs and you get two numbers side by side: the cost of stretching the team for another year, and the all-in first-year cost of adding one person, ramp included.

5 inputs · about 1 minute · every figure is shown with its working

Your inputs 0 of 5 filled
Input 1 of 5 · Team size

The people who actually produce the work customers pay for. Not the whole company.

Input 2 of 5 · Fully loaded cost

Fully loaded means salary plus payroll tax, benefits, tools and space. A rough figure is fine.

$
Input 3 of 5 · Extra hours

Add it up across everyone. Four people staying two hours late is 8. If nobody is working extra, put 0.

Input 4 of 5 · Workload trend

This decides whether the stretch is a busy patch or the new normal.

Input 5 of 5 · Ramp time

From day one to carrying a full load without hand-holding.

Fill all 5 inputs to see your comparison.