Fully Burdened Refinery Bill Rate Calculator

Model loaded refinery craft labor rates by configuring direct pay, overhead multipliers, fringes, and contractor margins.

Labor Rate Calibration Inputs

Direct Pay Rate ($/hr) $45.00

$45

Fringe Benefits (%) 22%

22%

Taxes & Liability Ins. (%) 15%

15%

Contractor Overhead (%) 18%

18%

Profit Margin (%) 12%

12%

Per Diem / Travel Loading ($/hr) $8.00

+$8

Rate Breakdown

LOADED BILLING
MODEL: GOIS-B2B

Base Direct Pay Rate: $45.00/hr

Fringe Benefits (Pension, PTO, Health): $9.90/hr

Taxes & general liability (FICA, GL): $6.75/hr

Contractor Overhead (Tools, safety watch): $8.10/hr

Subcontractor Profit Margin: $5.40/hr

Travel & Per Diem Loaded: $8.00/hr

Burdened Bill Rate: $83.15/hr

🔓 GOIS Contract Rate Lock:
By locking this loaded rate model in GOIS, you prevent subcontractors from sneaking dynamic overtime multipliers or unapproved height adjustments into their billing worksheets.

Understanding Fully Burdened Refinery Bill Rates

A common mistake in industrial estimating is using direct labor pay rates as the billing baseline. Subcontractors cannot survive on direct pay alone; they must cover FICA, General Liability insurance, safety WATCH watch costs, tools depreciation, and administrative overhead. This multiplier escalates a base direct pay rate of $45/hr into a fully burdened bill rate of over $80/hr.

GOIS prevents cost overruns by allowing owners to explicitly load benefit packages, tax tables, and overhead percentages inside the central Rates Library. Subcontractors input progress against locked rates, securing their profit margins while preventing invoice creep for the owner.