人件費

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 人件費 is read じんけんひ and means costs associated with employing people.
• Basic usage: It is used when calculating a share of a budget or recording a shop's expenses by category.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Compared with 材料費
  • 人件費 covers personnel expenses, while 材料費(ざいりょうひ) covers the cost of materials.