Consulting Meeting Cost Calculator

Consulting Meeting Patterns

Consulting organizations face unique meeting challenges and cost structures. With average salaries around $82K, even short meetings represent significant investments.

Common Meeting Types in Consulting

Industry-Specific Optimization Tips

Consulting teams can optimize meeting costs by focusing on these areas:

• Specialization: Ensure only relevant specialists attend technical discussions
• Async updates: Move status updates to written formats, preserving meetings for collaboration
• Meeting-free blocks: Protect focus time for deep work, especially for senior contributors
• Clear decision rights: Define who has final say to avoid repeated discussions

Consulting Meeting Cost Benchmarks

Using an average annual salary of $82,000, a typical 60-minute meeting with 8 attendees costs around $442 per meeting when you include a 1.4x fully-loaded compensation multiplier. That is approximately $1,915 per month or $22,984 per year for a weekly meeting.

How to Use This Consulting Meeting Cost Calculator

Start with your real attendee count, then adjust duration and salary to match your team. For mixed seniority groups, use a weighted average salary so the estimate reflects actual payroll cost more closely. Use this baseline to compare weekly recurring meetings and prioritize the highest-cost meetings first.