# How much is that manual task costing?

Source: https://leverops.co/tools/manual-work-cost-calculator/
Last updated: 2026-10-11

Use this calculator for one repeatable task. Enter how many employees do it, how many hours each person spends on it in a typical week, their estimated loaded hourly cost, and the portion of time a better process could realistically remove.

## How the estimate works

Annual hours = employees × hours per person per week × 52. Annual labor cost = annual hours × loaded hourly cost. Recoverable hours and capacity value use the percentage you enter.

**Important:** Recovered hours are capacity, not automatic cash savings. They may allow the team to handle more work, respond faster, or avoid future hiring. Cash savings require an actual reduction in spending. Validate the time estimate with the people doing the task before using the number in a decision.

For help identifying the task to measure, read [how to find bottlenecks](/resources/how-to-find-bottlenecks/) or [how we evaluate improvements](/how-it-works/).