Free calculator for architecture firm owners

Can you afford to hire a new project architect?

A project architect costs a full salary from day one. Their work bills as phases progress, and the cash arrives when the client pays, often two months later.

Cash in the bank today$ Cash the business adds each month now$ Monthly cost of the new project architect, with taxes and benefits$ Months until the new project architect brings in revenuemonths Extra revenue per month after that$ Payroll per run today (for the safe line)$

Lowest cash, next 12 months

Cost before they pay off

wages paid before new revenue starts

Paid back by

month the hire covers its own cost

Month	Without the hire	With the hire

The starting numbers are an example for an architecture firm. Replace them with yours.

The worked example

Here a new project architect costs $9,500 a month and starts bringing in $13,000 a month after 3 months. The business pays $28,500 before the hire covers a dollar of it.

How to make the hire safer in an architecture firm

Hire against signed contracts.
Ask for a retainer at contract signing on new projects.
Use contract staff until the backlog holds for two quarters.

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