See exactly how much your meeting costs in real-time. The cost ticks up live every second — a gentle reminder that time is money.
The formula is: (Annual Salary ÷ Working Hours per Year) × Number of Attendees × Elapsed Time in Hours. For example, 5 people at $80,000/year with 2,080 working hours costs $38.46/hour per person — so 5 people together cost $192.31/hour.
For a more realistic total cost of employment, add 30–40% to base salary to account for employer taxes, benefits, and overhead. Simply enter an inflated salary figure — e.g. if average salary is $80k, enter $110k to reflect total employment cost.
The most effective levers: fewer attendees (only essential decision-makers), shorter duration (default to 25 or 50 minutes), async-first (replace status updates with Loom/Notion/Slack), and always have a clear agenda — no agenda, no meeting.