Discover the true cost of meetings in your organization. Adjust the inputs below to see how much time and money your team spends in meetings every week, month, and year.
Annual Meeting Cost
$65,000
Based on 5 meetings/week with 5 participants at $50/hr
That is 2.5% of each participant's total work hours (2,080 hrs/year)
The average professional spends 31 hours per month in meetings, and studies show that 71% of meetings are considered unproductive. With ReMinutes, teams report saving 5+ hours per week on meeting follow-ups by automating transcription, summaries, and action item tracking.
Copy a summary of your meeting cost analysis to share with your team or manager.
Enter how many people typically attend your meetings. Include all regular attendees.
Use the fully-loaded cost (salary + benefits). A good rule of thumb is 1.3x the base salary divided by 2,080 work hours.
Select how long your typical meeting lasts. Use the quick presets for common meeting lengths.
See the full financial impact broken down by week, month, and year — plus equivalent FTEs consumed.
Meetings are one of the largest hidden costs in any organization. While they are essential for collaboration, alignment, and decision-making, unproductive meetings drain resources fast. Research from Harvard Business Review shows that executives spend an average of 23 hours per week in meetings — up from less than 10 hours in the 1960s.
By quantifying the cost, you can make better decisions about which meetings are truly necessary, how long they should last, and who really needs to attend. Pair this awareness with tools like ReMinutes that automatically capture decisions and action items, and you can dramatically reduce meeting overhead while keeping your team aligned.