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Restaurant Labour Cost Calculator
Compare actual labour with the scheduled scenario using net sales, wages, employer burden, optional tip treatment, and total paid hours. The tool returns labour-cost percentage, sales per labour hour, cost per paid hour, and the plan variance.
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- Labour-cost percentage
- 33.4%
- Sales per labour hour
- $74.42
- Cost per paid hour
- $24.84
- Actual minus scheduled cost
- $780.00(above plan)
Actual labour cost: $10,680.00
Percentage-point variance: +3.4 pp
The calculation stays in this browser. The entered sales, wages, tips, and hours are not sent to analytics or saved by Maxuod Shift.
Use one formula, then inspect the inputs
Labour-cost percentage = total included labour cost ÷ net sales × 100. Keep sales tax out of the sales basis. Keep employee tips separate unless your accounting treatment and this review intentionally include them.
- Use the same closed period for sales, wages, employer costs, tips, and paid hours.
- Separate scheduled assumptions from actual closed-week values.
- Treat employer burden as a visible input instead of hiding a generic percentage.
- Investigate dayparts, overtime, holiday effects, training, and coverage before cutting guest-facing service.
Frequently asked questions
What should be included in restaurant labour cost?
For an operating review, include the wage, overtime, employer-cost, accrual, benefit, and training inputs your accounting method treats as labour. Keep the definition stable from plan to actual.
Should tips be included?
Often tips that pass through to employees are kept separate. Use the switch only when the restaurant’s accounting treatment and the purpose of this review intentionally include them.
What is a good restaurant labour-cost percentage?
There is no universal healthy percentage. Concept, service level, location, wage mix, management treatment, season, training, and demand all change the result. Compare a consistent internal target with actual service evidence.
Does this calculator run payroll?
No. It provides an operating estimate. Maxuod Shift does not calculate deductions, remit taxes, pay employees, or replace accounting and payroll review.