Corporate Meeting Burn Rate
That meeting could have been an email. See exactly how much money your company is burning right now in real-time.
Current Meeting Cost
The True Cost of Meetings
Most organizations track software subscriptions and office supplies down to the penny, but ignore their most expensive asset: employee time.
When you pull 8 engineers or managers into a one-hour status update, you aren't just losing an hour of productivity—you are spending hundreds of dollars in raw salary expenses. This calculator helps visualize that hidden cost.
How we calculate the math
To find the real-time burn rate, we break down annual salaries into their per-second value using standard working hours:
- Standard Working Year 2,080 hours
- Total Attendees × Average Salary
- Per-Second Burn Rate ÷ 3,600 (sec/hr)
How to run fewer, better meetings
Calculating the cost is just the first step. Read our deep-dive guide on how to fix your team's meeting culture and reclaim your productive hours.
Meeting Cost Insights
How do you calculate the cost of a meeting?
The standard meeting expense formula is: (Number of Attendees × Average Hourly Rate) × Duration. Our calculator automates this by breaking annual salaries down into a per-second meeting burn rate.
What is the average cost of a meeting?
For a mid-sized team of 6 with an average salary of $90k, a one-hour meeting costs approximately $260 in direct payroll. Over a year, a single weekly sync can cost over $13,500.
Is there a free meeting cost calculator for Notion?
Yes. You can use our embed feature to drop this calculator directly into Notion, Confluence, or any internal wiki to track meeting productivity live.