# Architect Overhead Multiplier Calculator

Calculate your firm's overhead multiplier one person at a time. Start now by entering direct labor costs followed by overhead costs.

### 1. Direct Labor Cost

Annual cost of employee compensation that can be billed directly to projects.

**Total Direct Labor Cost**  
0.00

**Direct Labor Multiplier**  
1.00

### 2. Overhead Costs

**Overhead Labor Cost**  
Annual cost of employee compensation that **cannot be billed** directly to projects (e.g. admin or marketing staff, etc.)

**Overhead Expenses**  
Annual cost of expenses that **cannot be reimbursed** from projects (rent, utilities, software, etc.)

**Total Overhead Cost**  
Total of overhead labor cost plus overhead expenses  
0.00

**Overhead Multiplier**  
Needed to match total overhead cost  
1.42

**Break-even Multiplier**  
Direct labor multiplier plus overhead multiplier  
2.42

### Profit Target

Percent (%) of Net Revenue Dollars remaining after all (operational and non-operational) expenses.

**Net Profit Multiplier**  
Needed to cover Target Net Profit  
1.09

**Net Multiplier**  
Direct labor multiplier plus overhead multiplier plus net profit multiplier  
3.50

### Project Role Hourly Billing Rate

**Project Role**  
Typical role in a project such as Project Manager, Project Architect, Designer etc.

**Annual Salary**  
Project role annual salary

**Salaried Rate**  
Annual Salary divided by 2087 (average work hours in a year). This is the hourly rate that you're paying your employee.  
0.00 / hour

**Project Role Billing Rate**  
Net Multiplier x Hourly Rate. This is the hourly billing rate you should be billing to your client to make a profit.  
0.00 / hour

Monograph customer: you can input this Billing Rate under the Teams tab inside Settings. [Learn more here.](https://support.monograph.com/en/articles/1972125-setting-billable-rates)

**Multiplier Calculator**  
**Direct Labor Multiplier**  
1.00  
**Overhead Multiplier**  
1.42