Calculate the hidden costs of meetings, hiring, commutes and overtime.
Because “it’s just one meeting” adds up to $19,000 a year.
See exactly what work really costs.
Calculators
Every calculator is live — pick the cost you want to see.
Meeting Cost Calculator
Your calendar has a price tag. See the annual dollar cost of any recurring meeting.
Bad Hire Cost Calculator
Price a mis-hire: salary burned, ramp lost, backfill, and team drag.
Employee Turnover Cost Calculator
Every departure has a receipt — recruiting, onboarding, and lost productivity.
Overtime Cost Calculator
Compare paper hourly vs. real hourly and price every unpaid hour of overtime.
Commute Cost Calculator
Time, mileage, parking — what getting to the office actually costs each year.
Freelance Rate Calculator
Set an hourly or day rate that covers non-billable time, taxes, and overhead.
Salary Rate Calculator
Estimate hourly and monthly pay from job title, seniority, and location.
Cost of a Vacancy Calculator
What an open role costs your team for every week it stays unfilled.
Hidden Cost Audit for Teams
Estimate the combined annual cost of meetings, commutes, and unpaid overtime across your organization — then get a full breakdown by email.
Guides
Price the invisible parts of your workweek
Salary hides the truth. Divide it by 2,080 working hours and multiply by every meeting, commute, and unpaid overtime hour and a very different number appears. TrueWorkCost is a small suite of calculators designed to make that number impossible to ignore — for individuals negotiating better arrangements and for teams auditing where the week actually goes.