Worth Per Hour Calculator
Stop guessing what your hour is worth.
Run the numbers.
Two ways to find out. Your business math gives you one number. Your calendar gives you another. Most operators only know one of them.
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Step 1. What your hour is worth right now
Pick the one that fits
Your business says your hour is worth
$192/hr
That works out to $500,000 a year at 50 hours a week. Hold onto that number. The next step shows what your calendar actually pays out.
Step 2. Where your time goes today
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$10/hr
Data entry, customer service, scheduling, invoicing
50%
Confirming appointments, processing invoices, working as a technician. The work anyone with a pulse could do.
$100/hr
Lead gen, sales, managing the team, hiring, marketing
30%
Generating leads, running sales calls, managing employees, implementing software. Useful, but not where the leverage is.
$1,000/hr
Systems, content, coaching, vision, events
15%
Designing systems and processes, recording video, working with a coach, deciphering your core values, sharing your vision. The work that compounds.
$10,000/hr
Family, exercise, public speaking, podcasting
5%
Time with your kids, date nights, adventures with friends, public speaking, podcasting, working out. The life that fuels everything else.
Your calendar says your hour is worth
$685/hr
Weighted across your four buckets. Compare it to your business math.
The gap
+$493/hr
Your calendar is running materially richer than what the business pays you. Pricing, positioning, or capacity is the bottleneck.
Step 3. Where you want your time to go
$10/hr
Data entry, customer service, scheduling, invoicing
50%
Confirming appointments, processing invoices, working as a technician. The work anyone with a pulse could do.
$100/hr
Lead gen, sales, managing the team, hiring, marketing
30%
Generating leads, running sales calls, managing employees, implementing software. Useful, but not where the leverage is.
$1,000/hr
Systems, content, coaching, vision, events
15%
Designing systems and processes, recording video, working with a coach, deciphering your core values, sharing your vision. The work that compounds.
$10,000/hr
Family, exercise, public speaking, podcasting
5%
Time with your kids, date nights, adventures with friends, public speaking, podcasting, working out. The life that fuels everything else.
New calendar worth per hour
$685/hr
+$0/hr vs. baseline
Annual capacity unlocked
+$0
Theoretical value of the shifted hours at 50 hrs/week. Capturing it takes pricing, hiring, and the systems behind the recovered time.
Step 4. The unlock
What this actually means for you
One step to unlock
Drop your name and email and I'll run your analysis.
You'll get the breakdown on the screen and a copy in your inbox. No spam, just the analysis.
Frequently Asked
Still have questions? Here are the answers.
What is the Worth Per Hour Calculator?
A free tool that shows you two different numbers for what your time is worth. The first is what your business actually pays you per hour, based on your revenue or profit. The second is what your calendar earns based on how you spend your time across four leverage tiers. Most operators only know one of those numbers. This calculator shows you both, side by side, so you can see the gap and what to do about it.
How is my worth per hour calculated?
Two ways. The business side divides your annual revenue (or net profit and owner compensation, depending on which mode you pick) by the hours you work each year. The calendar side takes a weighted average of four fixed bucket rates, $10 per hour, $100 per hour, $1,000 per hour, and $10,000 per hour, based on the percentage of your time you spend in each one.
What are the four time buckets?
The leverage framework Tomas has been teaching and coaching operators on for years. Four tiers, ranked by what an hour of that kind of work is actually worth. The $10 per hour bucket is admin, scheduling, invoicing, customer service, and technician-level work anyone with a pulse can do. The $100 per hour bucket is lead gen, sales, managing the team, hiring, and marketing. The $1,000 per hour bucket is systems, content, coaching, and the work that builds the next version of your business. The $10,000 per hour bucket is the life that fuels everything else: family, fitness, partnerships, public speaking, and the moves only you can make.
What does "the gap" mean in Step 2?
The gap is the difference between your business math and your calendar math. If your calendar number is higher than your business number, your time mix is theoretically high-leverage but the business isn't capturing the value. Pricing, positioning, or capacity is the bottleneck. If your business number is higher than your calendar number, you're outrunning your calendar. Too much time is stuck in $10 per hour work despite generating real revenue. That's the classic operator trap.
Is the Worth Per Hour Calculator free?
Yes. The calculator runs free in your browser. The AI-powered analysis in Step 4 asks for your name and email so Tomas can send you the breakdown, but there's no payment and no obligation. You'll get the analysis on screen and a copy in your inbox.
Who is Tomas Keenan?
Tomas Keenan is an operations strategist, author of Unfuck Your Business, and the founder of Step It Up Academy. He has 29 years of operations experience and works with founders and CEOs to install the systems that turn vision into a working business. He built this calculator to help operators see what their time is actually worth, and where the leverage is hiding in their week.