Labor burden refers to job-related payroll overhead costs. These employer-incurred costs are in addition to the direct wages and include taxes, insurance, and benefits. The additional costs for labor burden can account for up to 35% of the total wages.
| 1 | Open 6-8-1 Cost to Complete, and open a job. |
| 2 | In the Labor Burden box, type the percentage that you want to have applied. |
| 3 | From the Options menu, select one of the calculation methods, then save the record. |
| 4 | From the Options menu, select Update. |
| 5 | To the message, click Yes. |
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About applying the Labor Burden when calculating Payroll Entering the costs to complete jobs Entering the percentage of work completed on jobs |
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