Calculate the perfect price for your projects to ensure profitability
Free tool by ThePocketBoss - The all-in-one contractor business software. Price your jobs right, track actual costs vs estimates, and generate professional invoices with our contractor invoicing software.
Include all wages, benefits, and labor burden
All materials, supplies, and equipment rental
Your allocation for insurance, tools, vehicles, facilities, software, and other overhead
Your selected job margin target; this is not the same as markup
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The calculator estimates a job price from the costs and target margin you enter. It does not estimate company-wide net profit and does not determine what your market will accept.
Overhead is allocated as a percentage of direct job costs. Your accounting method may allocate overhead using revenue, labor hours, or annual billable capacity instead. Add every cost that matters to your business, including taxes, payment fees, discounts, permits, financing costs, contingency, and warranty reserves when applicable. Example inputs are illustrative—not industry averages or pricing advice.
Methodology materially reviewed July 2026. General informational tool only; not accounting, tax, legal, engineering, or financial advice.
There is no universal target that fits every contractor or job. Use your own completed-job records and include the full cost of labor, materials, overhead, risk, callbacks, and payment terms. This calculator shows the price implied by the target you choose; it does not choose the target for you.
Markup is the percentage added to your costs to determine price.Margin is the percentage of the selling price that is profit. A 25% markup equals a 20% margin. Use our markup vs margin calculator to see the exact conversion, or try the contractor estimating software to build accurate quotes every time.
ThePocketBoss tracks your actual project costs, compares them to estimates, and helps you identify where you're losing money. Use the job cost calculator to estimate individual projects, then figure out your ideal contractor hourly rate and break-even point to make sure every job contributes to your bottom line.
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Customers approve with a real drawn signature - date, time, and name captured on the PDF.
Paid invoices, customers, and payments flow into your books automatically. No double entry.
Every completed job triggers a friendly Google-review ask by text or email.
Overdue invoices and quiet estimates get polite reminders so you get paid without the awkward calls.
Crews check items off on-site; customers get a professional completion report by email.
GPS-stamped punches, payroll-ready timesheets, and a dispatch board for every tech.
Stop guessing and start knowing. Track every expense, compare estimates to actuals, and improve your profitability with every project.
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