Employee vs Contractor

Compare hiring models for your clinic

⚙️Clinic Settings

Clinic Performance

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HRS
70%

Percentage of available hours spent in billable clinical sessions.

Employee Model (AU)

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Note: Adjusting Hourly Wage or Available Hours will dynamically recalculate the Annual Pay (based on 52 weeks).

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Contractor Model

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Difference

$5,878 / yr

Contractor Favoured

Emp Margin

32.8%

Con Margin

40.0%

Full-Time Employee

Annual Clinic Profit

$26,646

Profit Margin

32.8%

Total Cost

$54,666

Subcontractor

Recommended

Annual Clinic Profit

$32,525

Profit Margin

40.0%

Total Cost

$48,787

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Utilisation Targets

To cover their full employment cost, this employee needs to be treating patients for 47% of their available hours (10.4 hrs/wk). To be more profitable than a contractor, they need to hit 78% utilisation.

Time Breakdown

Available Hours

22 hrs / week

Treating Patients

15.4 hrs / week

Clinic Efficiency

Employee Break-even

10.4 sessions / wk

Required Utilisation

47%

Effective Emp. Cost

$74

Per clinical treating hour

Annual Profit vs Utilisation

Effective Cost/Hr vs Utilisation

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