Productivity
Meeting Cost Calculator
See how much time and money your meeting load costs each year — and how many full work weeks disappear into calendars.
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Enter your weekly meeting count and average length to see the annual cost.
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Frequently asked questions
- Does this include prep and follow-up time?
- No — only scheduled meeting duration. Real cost is higher when you add notes, slack threads, and mental recovery between back-to-back calls.
- Where does the $35/hr figure come from?
- It's an illustrative US median-ish rate for salary cost math. Multiply lost hours by your own hourly equivalent for a personal estimate.
- How many meetings is too many?
- There's no universal number — but if meetings exceed 50% of work hours or you can't find 90-minute focus blocks, your calendar is likely the bottleneck.