Benefits Factor for Multiple of DPE
Benefits Factor for Multiple of DPE
Billing Rate Methods
Direct Personnel Expense (DPE) Vs Direct Salary Expense (Raw Labor)
•To calculate the Benefits Factor of 0.396, divide
Total Benefits of $1,083,146 by
Total Wages of $2,734,692 for Hours Worked

•To calculate the Labor Benefits Factor,
Add Labor of 1.00 plus Benefits Factor of 0.396 = 1.396

•To calculate Multiple of Direct Personnel Expense (DPE) of 2.32,
Divide Net Multiplier from Profit Plan of 3.241 by
Labor Benefits Factor of 1.396 (calculated above)

Raw labor of $27.43 x 1.396 = $38.29 Direct Personnel Expense
Direct Personnel Expense of $38.29 x 2.32 = $88.88 Billing Rate

Direct Salary Expense $27.43 x Net Multiplier 3.241= $88.88 Billing Rate