What hourly cost should I use?

For a rough figure, annual salary ÷ 2,080. For a fuller one, multiply that by 1.25–1.4 to include taxes, benefits and overheads.

Does it count time lost to context switching?

No — it counts the meeting itself. The Focus Time Calculator shows how meetings break up the rest of the day.

Enter who's in the room, what their time costs and how often you meet. You'll see what the meeting costs each time, each month and each year.

People in the meeting

Average cost per person per hour

Length (minutes)

How often

Each meeting

US$400

Per month

US$1,600

Per year

US$19,200

48 meetings

People-hours a year

384 h

Everything is worked out in your browser — nothing you enter is sent anywhere.

One meeting costs people × average hourly cost × hours. A weekly meeting happens 52 times a year, a monthly one 12.

Hourly cost is whatever you want it to mean: salary alone, or with overheads (often 1.25–1.4 × salary).

Nothing you enter leaves your browser.

8 people at $50 an hour for 60 minutes is $400. Four times a month, that's $1,600 a month and $19,200 a year.
A 15-minute stand-up every weekday for 6 people at £40 an hour costs £60 a day — £15,600 a year.

What hourly cost should I use?: For a rough figure, annual salary ÷ 2,080. For a fuller one, multiply that by 1.25–1.4 to include taxes, benefits and overheads.
Does it count time lost to context switching?: No — it counts the meeting itself. The Focus Time Calculator shows how meetings break up the rest of the day.

Daykite's Insights show how much of your week goes to meetings, and help you protect the rest.