Find the active member count needed for a wellness membership program to cover its monthly fixed and per-member costs. The calculator shows contribution per member, the gap from your current membership, and revenue at the break-even count. Use it to pressure-test membership pricing before committing to a growth target.
The result is rounded up because a partial member cannot cover the remaining cost.
The result is the minimum whole active-member count whose contribution covers the entered monthly fixed program costs.
This is an operating break-even estimate, not a cash-flow forecast. Taxes, cancellations, discounts, and collection failures are not modeled.
At $4,500 fixed cost, $99 price, and $24 variable cost, contribution is $75. Break-even is 60 members; 45 current members leave a 15-member gap.
A partial member cannot pay the remaining contribution, so the minimum workable count is the next whole member.
Include costs that rise with each active member, such as expected visits, consumables, or processing fees.
Yes. The calculated break-even count will then be zero when contribution per member is positive.
There is no finite operating break-even because every additional member increases the loss.
Not directly. Use the realized average price and expected variable cost to reflect those effects.
| Measure | Definition |
|---|---|
| Contribution | Price minus variable cost |
| Fixed costs | Costs unchanged by member count |
| Break-even | Zero operating profit |