Meeting Cost Calculator

Studies show that unnecessary meetings cost US businesses over $399 billion annually. A typical 1-hour meeting with 10 people earning $75,000/year costs approximately $360 in lost productivity.

The tool calculates: (Annual Salary ÷ 2,080 working hours) × Number of Attendees × Meeting Duration in hours. This gives you the total labor cost for the meeting.

Yes. Use the Picture-in-Picture (PiP) mode to float the cost ticker over your video call, keeping everyone aware of the financial weight of the conversation.

Research shows that making costs visible changes behavior. Teams that see real-time meeting costs tend to cut meeting length by 20-30%, focus on decisions rather than status updates, and reduce unnecessary attendees.

No. All calculations happen locally in your browser's memory. No salary figures or meeting data are ever sent to our servers.

Show the total cost in dollars. A daily 30-minute standup with 8 people earning $80,000/year costs approximately $77,000 annually in labor alone. This tool generates that number instantly, share the screen during your next meeting to make the point.

Cost = attendees x average hourly rate x duration. Eight people earning ~$52/hour in a 1-hour meeting costs about $416. Enter headcount, salary and length to see the real cost.

Enter the meeting cost and its frequency; the tool multiplies it out so a weekly $416 meeting shows as roughly $21,000 a year, which is a powerful case for trimming it.

Yes. Start the timer at the beginning of a meeting and watch the running cost climb in real time, a memorable nudge to keep meetings short.

No. All figures are calculated locally in your browser and nothing is saved or sent.