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Volunteer time valuation calculator

Enter hours per activity and instantly get the value of volunteer work, the full-time equivalent and the amounts to report in your accounts or a grant application.

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Volunteer hourly rate in 2026

Gross hourly minimum wage (SMIC)
12.31 €/h
Minimum wage + employer contributions (45%)
17.85 €/h
Custom rate
Gross hourly wage of an equivalent job, for a skilled role.

Minimum wage in force since 06/01/2026. Employer contributions of 45%: assumes no contribution relief, adjust it with your accountant. Official source

Read the guide: which hourly rate to use?

Your volunteer activities

For each activity, enter the total hours of all its volunteers (e.g. 12.5 h).

Activity or category
Volunteers
Total hours
Hourly rate
Employer contribution rate (%)
Applied to activities valued at "Minimum wage + employer contributions". Assumes no contribution relief: adjust it with your accountant.

Frequently asked questions

Do French nonprofits have to value volunteer work in their accounts?

Since financial years starting on 1 January 2020, ANC regulation no. 2018-06 requires voluntary contributions in kind to be recorded when they are essential to understanding the activity and can be reliably recorded and valued. Otherwise, the notes must explain why.

Which hourly rate should I use?

The most common practice is the gross hourly minimum wage (SMIC), €12.31/h since 06/01/2026, optionally increased by employer contributions: €17.85/h at a 45% rate (assuming no contribution relief). For specific skills (bookkeeping, healthcare, legal…), you can use the hourly wage of an equivalent job. What matters is justifying the method, applying it consistently and describing it in the notes.

Does valuing volunteer work change the nonprofit's result?

No. Accounts 864 (uses) and 870 (contributions received) balance each other at the foot of the income statement: they show the volunteers' contribution without changing the result for the year.

Is my data saved?

No. The calculation runs on the fly, with no account and no storage. Nothing is kept once you close the page, so download the CSV or print the result.

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