What does a clinician actually cost your mental or behavioral health practice?
Move two sliders and see what's left after you pay a clinician. Built for group practice owners.
Revenue this clinician generates
$11,000
88 sessions/mo
Total cost of this clinician
$5,346
48.6% of revenue
Profit left for the practice
$3,564
32.4% margin
That profit has heavy lifting to do.
The $3,564 left over isn't take-home pay. It pays the owner, covers your tax bill, pays down debt, and funds the next hire or location.
Assumptions: this estimate includes employer payroll tax for employees and a typical practice overhead allocation, but does not include benefits like 401(k) matching, health insurance, or PTO — so your actual profit is likely lower.
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What this quick estimate assumes
To keep this fast, we use owner-focused industry averages instead of asking for every line item:
- • 5% administrative and 14% operating allocation (typical ranges are 4–7% and 10–18%)
- • No benefits, PTO, paid admin time, leadership, bonuses, or supervision costs
Your real numbers are never this tidy.
Benefits and PTO, paid admin time, bonus structures, supervision for pre-licensed clinicians, salary and hourly risk, tiered pay by caseload or billing code — those are the levers we model with practice owners as their CFO team.
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