Growth & Organization

Management Span of Control Cost

See what each crew under a manager costs in supervision overhead, and whether their span of control is overextended or has room for more.

Manager annual cost$ / yearCrews supervisedcrewsRecommended max spancrews, editable rule of thumb

In range$18,750 / crew (66.7% of max span)

Cost per crew at +1 crew$15,000

Savings per crew from +1$3,750

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Next Decision

Based on your results, these related decisions are available.

Next Crew Break-EvenIf this manager has room in their span, a new crew may slot in under them at little extra supervision cost.

Methodology

Formula: cost per crew supervised = manager cost / crews supervised. Span utilization = crews supervised / recommended max span.

Assumption: the recommended max span (default 6) is a commonly cited rule of thumb for field-service management span of control, not a hard limit.

Limitation: this measures cost and headcount only, not supervision quality or crew complexity differences.