Home Care Hourly Rate Calculator
See what one hour of care really costs you, and what you need to charge to cover it.
Your figures
Starting values are examples only. Change them to your own.
What you pay carers per hour.
12.07% is the usual figure for 5.6 weeks of leave.
Average across all pay. The rate is 15% above the £5,000 threshold, so a typical carer averages about 12%.
Minimum auto-enrolment is 3% of qualifying earnings.
Minutes of travel you pay for each hour of care delivered.
Pence you pay per mile.
Average miles driven for each hour of care.
Extra paid time, as a % of employment cost.
Office staff, rent, systems, insurance, as a % of direct cost.
Margin as a % of the price you charge.
Per contact hour
Cost to you
£29.51
Suggested charge
£32.08
| Carer pay | £12.75 |
| Holiday pay | £1.54 |
| Employer National Insurance | £1.71 |
| Employer pension | £0.43 |
| Paid travel time | £4.11 |
| Mileage | £2.25 |
| Training, supervision and sickness | £0.82 |
| Overheads | £5.90 |
| Total cost | £29.51 |
| Profit | £2.57 |
| Charge per hour | £32.08 |
These figures come only from what you enter. They are not official or local authority rates, and National Insurance is an approximate average. Check current pay and tax rules before you set prices.
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MyCareRota plans visits and compares planned with actual visit times, so you can see where hours are lost.
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