Staffing Plan Template
Staffing Plan Template
Staffing Plan Template
To use this template, enter text in the blue colored cells and enter
numerical values in the yellow-colored cells. The template will total
the staffing costs in a table at the bottom of the page. A printed
version of this worksheet is included here.
1. Input the titles of the positions for salaried employees and the
corresponding annual salary.
2. Estimate the number percent of time for which each salaried
employee will be paid each year. Your business may employ
some staff part time and then move them to full time as you
grow. These cells allow you to demonstrate that increase.
3. Estimate the cost of living increase to be paid to salaried
employees from year to year.
4. Enter the titles of the positions for hourly employees, the
corresponding hourly wages and cost of living increase.
5. Estimate the number of hours per week that each position will
work each year for five years.
6. Determine the number of employees in each position each
year. This is a place where you can increase the number of
hourly employees over the years.
7. Enter the payroll tax, workers compensation rate, and fringe
benefit rate for the business. The template will total the
staffing costs in the table at the bottom of the page.
Salaried Employees
Salaried Staff Positions Year 1 Salary Year 2 Salary Year 3 Salary Year 4 Salary Year 5 Salary
Business Manager $ 50,000 $ 51,500 $ 53,045 $ 54,636 $ 56,275
Lead Mechanic $ 40,000 $ 41,200 $ 42,436 $ 43,709 $ 45,020
Chief Financial Officer $ 50,000 $ 51,500 $ 53,045 $ 54,636 $ 56,275
Assistant Manager $ - $ 30,000 $ 30,900 $ 31,827 $ 32,782
Marketing Director $ 45,000 $ 46,350 $ 47,741 $ 49,173 $ 50,648
Human Resources/Payroll Manager $ 40,000 $ 41,200 $ 42,436 $ 43,709 $ 45,020
Development Officer $ 40,000 $ 41,200 $ 42,436 $ 43,709 $ 45,020
Salaried Staff Time (as % of FTE) Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5
Business Manager 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Lead Mechanic 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Chief Financial Officer 5% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Assistant Manager 0% 50% 50% 50% 50%
Marketing Director 5% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Human Resources/Payroll Manager 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Development Officer 5% 5% 0% 0% 0%
Hourly Employees
Year 1 Hourly Year 2 Hourly Year 3 Hourly Year 4 Hourly Year 5 Hourly
Hourly Staff Positions and wages Wage Wage Wage Wage Wage
Youth mechanics $ 10.00 $ 10.15 $ 10.30 $ 10.46 $ 10.61
none $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -
none $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -
none $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -
Staffing Expenses:
Payroll taxes 9.425% % of total wages
Workers comp - other 2.32% % of total wages
Fringe benefits 20.00% % of total wages
Weeks per year 52.00 weeks used to calculate annual wages