Hours-reclaimed math
What is the work actually worth back?
Four conservative numbers in. Hours and dollars per year out. No fabricated benchmarks. The defaults err on the cautious side.
How to use this
- — Drop in your numbers.
- — Read the result.
- — If it is interesting, send it to yourself.
Anyone whose week includes repetitive paperwork, drafting, triage, or summary work.
Loaded labor cost across the group. If you are not sure, $40 is a defensible mid-market figure.
$/hr
Stay on the cautious side. Most teams find this is conservative once tools are in place.
hr/week
AI subscriptions, automation tools, the small stack you would actually pay for.
$/mo
What falls out
- Hours back per week, across the team15 hr/wk
- Hours back per year750 hr
- Gross dollars saved per year$30,000
- Annual tool cost−$2,400
- Net dollars saved per year$27,600
Math: people × hours per week × 50 weeks × hourly rate, minus annual tool cost. Fifty weeks accounts for two weeks off. No multipliers, no national-average rows. The engagement cost is a separate conversation.