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Labor Rate Benchmarking

Know the market rate for every labor category before you price your proposal

Labor Rate Benchmarking is your pricing intelligence engine for government proposals. The platform combines two powerful data sources: the GSA CALC API with 10,000+ labor rate records from GSA Schedule contracts refreshed daily, and USAspending award data showing blended rates derived from total obligations on time-and-materials and labor-hour contracts. Browse rates by labor category, filter by agency, location, experience level, and clearance requirement.
10,000+
labor rate records from GSA CALC API
daily
data refresh from GSA systems
$38-$485/hr
rate range across all categories

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Key Capabilities

What it does

Rate Benchmarking

GSA CALC rates searchable by labor category keyword or SIN number with percentile distribution (25th, 50th, 75th, 90th), location-adjusted rates, and experience and education premium analysis.

Supplier Rate Intelligence

Contractor-specific rates from GSA Schedule price lists, rate comparison across top contractors for identical labor categories, rate trend analysis, and clearance premium quantification.

Blended Rate Analysis

USAspending-derived pricing showing what agencies actually pay, agency-specific rate patterns, NAICS-level benchmarks aggregated across all contractors, and contract vehicle rate comparison.

Specification-Level Search

Free-text search across labor category descriptions and specifications, keyword matching for specialized roles, and export of filtered rate tables for direct use in pricing volumes.

How it Works

Simple steps to get started

1

Search a labor category by keyword or SIN

See all matching rates from the GSA CALC API.

2

Filter results

Narrow by location, experience level, education, clearance, and contractor name.

3

Review the rate distribution

Identify your pricing position: 25th percentile for aggressive, 50th for competitive, 75th for premium.

4

Export rate benchmarking data

Feed directly into your pricing model for cost volume development.

Why it Matters

The problem this solves

Too high and you lose on price. Too low and you leave margin on the table or commit to rates that cannot sustain quality delivery. When you know that Booz Allen Hamilton charges $414/hr for a Program Manager while Accenture Federal charges $485/hr, you can position your pricing with precision.


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