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Free job profit calculator

Enter the price and your costs. See the profit, the margin, the price you need for your target margin, and what happens if costs rise.

Your job

What it really makes

Profit

$1,945

Thin  Margin 10.5%

  • Labor (hours × rate)$3,300
  • Direct costs$15,050
  • Overhead$1,505
  • Total cost$16,555
  • Price for your target margin$20,694
  • Profit if costs rise 10%$290 (1.6% margin)

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How the numbers work

  • Direct costs are materials, labor, subcontractors and other job costs.
  • Overhead is your overhead percentage of direct costs.
  • Total cost is direct costs plus overhead. Profit is the price minus total cost.
  • Margin is profit divided by price. It is not the same as markup.
  • Price for a target margin is total cost divided by (1 minus the target margin).

Healthy means at or above your target margin. Thin means at least 10% but under your target. Underpriced means under 10% or a loss.

Estimates only. Not tax, legal or accounting advice.

Do this for every job, automatically.

ClearDesk IQ builds the estimate from your costs, shows the margin before you send it, and keeps forecasting the profit as real costs come in.

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$79.99 one time. No monthly fees.