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Delegation ROI Calculator

Should you do it or delegate it?

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About This Tool

Delegation is a unit-economics decision, not just a workload feeling. This calculator compares your fully loaded self-cost against delegated execution cost and includes one-time handoff overhead.

How calculation works: Self cost per run = your hourly rate × time to do task. Delegated cost per run = delegate rate × task time. Setup cost = your rate × delegation handoff time. Per-run savings = self cost - delegated cost. Break-even runs = setup cost / per-run savings (when positive), and break-even months = break-even runs / monthly recurrence. Savings for 3/6/12 months = (per-run savings × runs per month × months) - setup cost.

Use the break-even run count to decide whether delegation is practical at your recurrence frequency. For cleaner hourly assumptions, use the Salary to Hourly Calculator first.

After delegating, validate your reclaimed time using the Time Card Calculator and protect those blocks from low-value meetings with the Meeting Cost Calculator.

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All numbers are processed locally in your browser.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

What does break-even mean in delegation?
Break-even is the point where cumulative savings from delegating equal the one-time setup cost (time spent explaining, documenting, and handing off). After that point, delegation creates net time-value gains.
Why are all values shown in USD?
This calculator defaults to USD so decisions are directly comparable across tools. You can still treat the output as unit economics if you want to map the same logic to another currency.
How should I interpret Do It vs Drop It?
Do It means delegation does not pay off yet, but the task still appears worth keeping in your workflow. Drop It means the task is low-leverage and low-frequency enough that eliminating it may produce better ROI than either doing or delegating it.
What should I pair this with?
Use the Salary to Hourly Calculator for accurate hourly rates and the Time Card Calculator to track whether delegation really freed focused time.
Is my pricing data private?
Yes. Inputs remain in your browser and are never transmitted to external servers.

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