Free restaurant financial tool
Sales Per Labor Hour Calculator
Measure sales supported by each labor hour for a shift, daypart or day, and compare the result with your own target.
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Use figures from the same shift, daypart or day. Include payroll taxes and benefits in labor dollars if you want a fully loaded labor percentage.
Optional department breakdown
If used, enter all departments, including zero where appropriate. The hours and dollars must add to the totals above.
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What is sales per labor hour in a restaurant?
Sales per labor hour, or SPLH, measures how much net sales a restaurant generates for each labor hour worked. Divide net sales by total labor hours for the same shift, daypart, day or other period. Front-of-house (FOH) and back-of-house (BOH) figures, if entered, divide the same total sales by each department’s hours. These comparisons describe staffing productivity; they are not department revenue and should not be added together. Labor percentage is labor dollars divided by net sales. Include the same payroll costs and time period in each comparison.
There is no universal target. Service model, average check, cuisine, daypart, staffing, volume and location all matter. Set a target based on your restaurant’s history and service standards.
Want to look at labor from another angle? Calculate your fully loaded labor percentage with the Restaurant Labor Cost Calculator, or see how labor combines with food and beverage cost using the Restaurant Prime Cost Calculator.
Results are estimates based on the figures entered and are for restaurant management and planning.