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Labor rates
Cost logged time at what your people really cost you.
Updated October 15, 2026
A labor rate is a person's pay plus burden. Burden is everything on top of wages: taxes, insurance, benefits and union costs. When someone logs time, Werx costs those hours to the project at the burdened rate. That is what makes job profit real.
- Click your avatar in the top right, choose Account Settings, then click Labor Rates.
- Each user has a pay rate plus burden (benefits, taxes, insurance and other costs). Werx uses the burdened rate when it costs logged time against a project.
Where rates come from
Rates are entered per user on the Labor Rates tab of the user dialog. This page lists them all so you can review them in one place. Overtime and double time rates are applied automatically when the time settings say overtime is due.
Labor rates FAQ
What if a user has no rate?
Their time still logs, but it adds no cost to the project. Add a rate and the cost is applied to new entries.
Do rates affect what I bill?
No. Rates are cost. Billing uses the price on the invoice or the T&M item.