Should managers be in wages?
Yes, if they are part of running the locations in the sales figure. Say so when you publish the percentage.
Labor cost percentage
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Labor cost
Labor = wages + payroll taxes + benefits. Labor % = labor / sales.
A wages-only percentage is a different statistic. The full-service payroll-and-benefits median on the benchmark page is 36.5 percent of sales, and it is not a target.
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