Self-fulfillment cost calculator
What is self-fulfillment actually costing you?
Most brands underestimate their true cost per order by 40–60% because they only count postage. Fill in your numbers below to see the full picture.
Order volume
Labor costs
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80 hours per week
20 hours per week
Monthly labor total: $0 · Payroll taxes, benefits, and PTO are not included — your real number is higher.
Shipping
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Overhead
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Your true cost breakdown.
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Labor per order
wages only
$0.00
Overhead per order
rent + misc
$0.00
True cost per order
fully loaded
Monthly totals
| Postage | $0 |
| Full-time labor | $0 |
| Part-time labor | $0 |
| Warehouse & overhead | $0 |
| Total monthly spend | $0 |
And here's what most brands still aren't counting.
- 01 Payroll taxes add ~8% on top of every dollar of wages above
- 02 Benefits and PTO for full-time staff add another 20–30% to your total labor line
- 03 Peak season spikes mean overtime or temp workers at premium rates — often 1.5x your normal wage
- 04 Hiring and turnover cost real time and money every time a warehouse employee walks out
- 05 Your own time managing fulfillment ops, staff, and carrier issues has a real opportunity cost
- 06 Carrier rates — 3PLs negotiate at volume and most self-fulfilling brands pay 20–30% more per shipment than they need to
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