Labor cost control

Know your restaurant's labor cost before the month ends

Labor cost is the number that decides your month. ShiftPriority shows it to you live — scheduled hours against real revenue — so you can act before service, not after the numbers land.

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The problem

Labor cost is usually a guess until it's too late

Most small restaurants only find out their real labor cost when payroll lands next month — long after the schedule that caused it.

The numbers arrive too late to act on

By the time payroll is run, the week that overspent is already over.

Scheduling happens blind

Without live cost feedback, it's easy to overstaff a quiet shift or understaff a busy one.

Revenue and wages live in different tools

Sales sit in the POS, hours sit in the schedule — nobody's comparing them in real time.

Owners and managers see different things

Sensitive cost and revenue numbers shouldn't be visible to everyone with schedule access.

How ShiftPriority helps

Labor cost as a percentage of revenue, live

ShiftPriority calculates labor cost the way owners actually track it: scheduled hours × hourly rate, against real revenue — updated continuously, not once a month.

One number, always current

Labor cost % = (scheduled hours × hourly rate) ÷ revenue, recalculated as the schedule and sales change.

Revenue and wage trends side by side

See daily, weekly, and monthly revenue next to labor cost on one dashboard.

Owner-only financial view

Full revenue and labor-cost figures are visible to the owner role; managers see the operational schedule without exposing sensitive numbers.

Export for your accountant

Pull a CSV of tips, payouts, and revenue per period when it's time to reconcile the books.

Free for everyone during the open beta — see full pricing →

FAQ

Questions, answered

Give your team back their Sundays

Stop wrestling spreadsheets. Build your first schedule this afternoon — and see your labor cost the moment you publish.

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Free during our open beta · Set up in minutes · No credit card