Sous Chef
Ember & Oak · Austin
Turn coverage into a cost
Enter the numbers your schedule already carries. See payroll burden as a share of revenue before next week gets harder.
- Built for hospitality operators
- Use your own payroll and revenue
- Start with the team you have
Coverage is not just a shift
An open seat changes more than a rota. Managers cover work, payroll carries extra load, and the next hiring decision arrives with less context.
- Use your actual payroll, revenue, and employer-cost load.
- See the loaded wage total before you make the next coverage call.
- Give managers a shared number for a practical conversation.
Run the labor numbers
Use your own payroll and revenue to see the loaded cost of the team you are covering today.
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Give every manager a clearer record
MAJC connects what people can do, what they want next, and the work you need covered.
- Skills and certifications are easy to find.
- Availability and goals make conversations specific.
- Progress gives people a practical next move.
Make the labor cost visible
Start with the numbers. Then give good people a clearer reason to build their next move with you.
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- Built around real people and work
- Privacy-first by design
Labor cost calculator
See labor as a percent of revenue. Add headcount and hours if you want the implied hourly next to the BLS median for that role in your state.
Common: 12–20% covers FICA, unemployment, workers comp, basic benefits.
California min wage: $16.50/hr (2026)
Compare implied hourly to the BLS median
Labor cost
Labor as % of revenue
30.7%
Common target 28–32%. You are at 30.7%.
Tight, between 30 and 35%
- Raw wages
- $12,000.00
- Loaded wages (+15.0%)
- $13,800.00
- Revenue
- $45,000.00
- California min wage
- $16.50/hr
California min wage ($16.50/hr, 2026) is a reference. It does not enter this percent. Common full-service target is 28-32% of revenue for the same period. Median hourly is BLS OEWS May 2025 for Cooks, Restaurant.