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title: How to Understand SAP BW and Your Fully Loaded Cost Rate [Calculator]
description: Want to know how much a SAP BW Consultant should cost you.  Or how much you cost your employer?  We explain Fully Loaded Cost or FLC.
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# [How to Understand SAP BW and Your Fully Loaded Cost Rate [Calculator]](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/understand-sap-bw-and-your-fully-loaded-cost-rate)

 Written by [Lonnie D. Ayers, PMP](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/author/lonnie-d-ayers-pmp) | Thu, Nov, 10, 2011 @ 10:13 AM

## Do You Understand Your [Fully Loaded Cost](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/how-to-determine-your-fully-loaded-cost-rate) Rate?

 

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If you are a [SAP BW Consultant](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/introducing-sap-bw-consulting-business-intelligence-that-works), [SAP Functional Consultant](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/request-sap-functional-consulting-support), SAP [Technical Consultant](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/12-risk-management-considerations-to-measure-wricef-a) or are a SAP Customer looking to hire a [SAP Consultant](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/learn-more-about-our-sap-business-intelligence-consulting-services), a subject of great interest is your hourly or daily [consulting rate](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/how-sap-certification-ought-to-work). 

 

## Key Term - [Fully Loaded Cost](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/sap-consulting-support)

 

One of the terms you should learn to appreciate is your [**Fully Load Cost (FLC)**](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/consulting-calculator-job-offer-career-decision-calculator).  This is a complicated way of saying how much it cost an employer to put 1 dollar in your pocket.  There is another closely associated term, your **multiplier**, which is another way to arrive at [your FLC](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/make-better-decisions-with-sap-profitability-and-cost-management).  To arrive at your [fully loaded cost](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/get-sap-consulting-support-now), whether you are an employee of a company or if you are [contractor](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/time-sheet-management-1099-payments-for-contractors), the process is roughly [equal, but](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/inbound-marketing/what-do-sap-consultancies-do) with slightly different results.

## Employee Perspective of FLC

 

Your **FLC**, from an [employee](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/1099-contractor-payments) perspective, consist of the following, although there can be other [costs](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/what-is-the-tco-of-that-shinny-new-system-youre-about-to-buy) baked into your [**FLC** rate](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/fully-loaded-cost-calculator):

 

There may be many others, and [how each company](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/inbound-marketing/11-ways-to-use-hubspot-crm-as-a-sales-force-multiplier) ‘rolls-up’ these fees may vary.  The other number, the multiplier number, is usually a number that attempts to roll these fees up, and will typically be around 1.3 to 1.55 (can be higher or lower but in my experience, actually runs higher) meaning if you make 100k, [you cost your company](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/learn-what-makes-sap-dfps-solution-different) 100 * 1.55 or 155K. 

 

## Want a more precise figure? 

 

Try our [**Consulting Rate Calculator**](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/consulting-rate-calculator-whats-your-rate) which will tell you how much you must make to take the [job](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/10-things-you-need-to-know-about-sap-s-hrms) as well as provide you with [valuable information](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/inbound-marketing/4-ways-to-bring-digital-innovation-to-your-company) for any [negotiations](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/inbound-marketing/3-marketing-routes-to-reach-your-crm-goals) you may undertake.

 

 

## So why are these numbers important?

 

Simple, they are the base line starting point that the profit margin gets added on to.  Those rates can range from a very low 12% on up to a more typical 35% or even higher.  So if you're a [consultant selling your services](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/inbound-marketing/how-to-correctly-calculate-conversion-rate-3-easy-formulas-to-use), you know the rate you get is influenced by both the selling company (the one you are working for or subcontracted through) and the number of layers between you and the end company. If you are one-man [contractor, you](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/inbound-marketing/speaking-at-the-fame-and-profit-summit-2022) already realize you will have to bear all of the above cost without being able to spread them across more than one consultant.

 

### Want an even quicker way to determine your [FLC](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/how-to-determine-your-fully-loaded-cost-rate)?

 

Ever [need to put](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/inbound-marketing/the-guaranteed-easiest-way-to-calculate-sla) together a quick project bid?  Then you will need this spreadsheet, which provides some 'rules of thumb' and can get you started quickly.

 

 

If you're buying [consulting services](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/local-seo-improvement-site-optimization-store-traffic-improvement), you now know why it seems like [SAP consultants](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/8-value-based-questions-for-real-estate-management-software-solutions) cost a lot, yet you experience turnover (and if you appreciate the impact of multi-tasking, you will realize just how costly project team turn-over is to you) because you have  TOO MANY LAYERS!  You should also realize it is the person’s skill and knowledge that is most important to you. As a leading [global SAP BW consultancy](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/understanding-sap-bw-in-5-minutes), we can help you achieve your [business goals](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/marketing-and-sales-sla-calculator-service-level-agreement).  To get started, just press the button. 

 

**TIP:** What is one way to [reduce your project cost](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/request-sap-bw-naming-conventions-review)? Easy; in a right to work society, eliminate at least 1 staffing layer whenever possible.

 

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**About SAP BW Consulting, Inc.**

 

SAP BW Consulting, Inc. helps businesses unlock shareholder value through data-driven decision-making. We specialize in SAP Business Intelligence (BI) solutions, including SAP Business Warehouse (BW) implementation, [SAP ABAP development](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/cots-vs-custom-development-decision-tree-analysis), and project management. Our expertise also extends to Salesforce and HubSpot integrations, helping businesses manage complex environments. Additionally, we offer Balanced Scorecard consulting to [optimize strategic planning](https://www.sapbwconsulting.com/blog/five-forces-model).

 

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