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Consulting Project Fee Calculator — result sheet
Estimate a consulting project fee from billable hours, direct expenses, overhead, and a target profit margin.
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Formula and methodology
Formula: Cost base = hourly labor + direct expenses + overhead; target fee = cost base ÷ (1 − target margin).
This planning model makes the pricing bridge visible: labor, direct expenses, overhead, and the fee needed to reach a target margin. It supports hourly or project discussions without presenting a universal professional fee schedule.
This result follows the calculator's declared inputs, precision, validation boundaries, and model limits.
Input contract
- Base hourly rate — currency/hour; minimum 1.0E-6; maximum 1000000000
- Billable project hours — hours; minimum 1.0E-6; maximum 1000000000
- Direct project expenses — currency; minimum 0; maximum 1000000000000
- Overhead allocation — %; minimum 0; maximum 1000
- Target profit margin on fee — %; minimum 0; maximum 99.999999
Worked example
| Input | Value |
|---|---|
| Base hourly rate | 120 |
| Billable project hours | 80 |
| Direct project expenses | 1500 |
| Overhead allocation | 20 |
| Target profit margin on fee | 20 |
Estimated cost base = 13,320; target project fee = 16,650; implied fee = 208.125 per hour.
Assumptions and limits
- The base hourly rate is treated as direct labor value before the entered overhead allocation.
- Overhead is modeled as a percentage of labor plus direct expenses.
- Target margin is profit divided by the final fee, not markup divided by cost.
- Taxes, market rates, scope changes, utilization, collections, and contractual terms must be reviewed separately.
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