Retrospective: what it costs a year
Priced as it usually runs — 8 people · 60 min · every 2 weeks — at employer cost, not at gross salary, and in five countries rather than one. Change any of it in the calculator underneath.
8 people · 60 min · every 2 weeks. United States: $13,980 a year — 24 times a year, 60 minutes each, 8 people in the room.
The same meeting in five countries
An hour every fortnight to decide what to change. Worth every minute when something changes afterwards; this is the price of finding out whether it does.
Every meeting-cost calculator on the web divides by 2,080 hours and prices in dollars. A French working year is 1,607 hours and a French employer pays about 46% on top of gross, so the same meeting is not the same price — here it is at each country's own multiplier and working year.
| Country | Employer cost / hour | Per meeting | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $72.81 | $582 | $13,980 |
| Germany | €40.85 | €327 | €7,843 |
| France | €39.87 | €319 | €7,655 |
| Brazil | R$105 | R$841 | R$20,180 |
| India | ₹526 | ₹4,209 | ₹101,000 |
Each figure is in that country's own currency, at that country's own multiplier and working year. There is no exchange rate in this table — the multiplier and the hours are what compare directly.
By who is actually in the room
The room is rarely one salary. Same meeting, priced as if it were filled with each role in turn, in United States.
| Role | Per year |
|---|---|
| Software engineer | $13,980 |
| Senior software engineer | $16,340 |
| Product manager | $15,520 |
| Engineering manager | $17,990 |
| Customer support | $4,625 |
What trimming it is worth
| Change | Saved per year |
|---|---|
| One fewer attendee | $1,747 |
| Ten minutes shorter | $2,330 |
| Monthly instead of every two weeks | $6,989 |
Run it with your own numbers
The preset is already loaded: 8 people · 60 min · every 2 weeks. Change the attendees, the length or how often it repeats and the receipt follows.