Workforce, Labor Standards & Skills Planning worked example

Temp Labor Burden at 99% billed-hours realization: a worked example

What does the result look like when billed-hours realization reaches 99%? The full calculation is worked below with real intermediate numbers. A plant manager sizing the cost of covering a seasonal demand spike with temp associates before committing to a staffing contract.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Temp hours staffed: 1,600 hrs (unchanged)
  • Agency bill rate per hour: 28.5 $/hr (unchanged)
  • Billed-hours realization: 99 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 92)
  • Onboarding and PPE setup cost: 1,200 $ (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Total burden = temp hours x agency bill rate x markup realization% + onboarding setup) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 46,344 $ for total temp labor burden cost, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 28.97 $ / piece for temp labor burden cost per unit.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 45,144 $ for variable temp labor burden cost.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 1,200 $ for fixed temp labor burden adder.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where billed-hours realization sits at 92% and the headline result is 43,152 $, this scenario comes in 7.4% above the baseline at 46,344 $.
  • A figure at this level is achievable when billed-hours realization is genuinely sustained, not just peaked for a shift. It uses a single blended bill rate; multiple agencies, shift premiums, or overtime multipliers should be modeled as separate runs.

Results at a glance

  • Total temp labor burden cost: 46,344 $ (headline result)
  • Temp labor burden cost per unit: 28.97 $ / piece
  • Variable temp labor burden cost: 45,144 $
  • Fixed temp labor burden adder: 1,200 $

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live Temp Labor Burden calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.