Free tool · Know your numbers
What did that job really make?
A job can look great on the invoice and still leave you with very little. Put in what you charged and what the work took. You’ll see the profit, and what every hour your crew spent there earned.
- Profit per labor hour is gross profit divided by every hour your crew spent on the job. It lets you compare a quick repair with a two-day install.
- Labor burden is what you pay on top of wages: payroll taxes, workers’ comp and benefits.
- Overhead is what the business costs to run even on a day with no jobs, like rent, the office and insurance. Count it to see what you really kept.
- After a job, use estimate vs actual to see which costs ran over, so the next quote lands closer.
- This is a planning tool, not accounting advice. Everything runs in your browser and nothing is sent anywhere.
Overhead and your target
A year of rent, office, insurance, trucks and software, divided by the labor hours your crew works in a year.
The gross profit you want from every hour your crew works.
Profit per labor hour
$47.76/hr
Below your $75 target by $27.24 per labor hour. Charging about $8,775 would have hit your target.
- Gross profit
- $2,292
- Gross margin
- 31%
- Net after overhead
- $852
| Line | Amount | Of price |
|---|---|---|
| Labor48 hrs × $27.00 + 25% burden | $1,620 | 21.9% |
| Materials | $2,060 | 27.8% |
| Subcontractors | $450 | 6.1% |
| Equipment rental | $290 | 3.9% |
| Permits and disposal | $175 | 2.4% |
| Fuel and trip costs | $150 | 2% |
| Card fees | $215 | 2.9% |
| Callback allowance | $148 | 2% |
| Total job cost | $5,108 | 69% |
| Gross profit | $2,292 | 31% |
| Overhead | $1,440 | 19.5% |
| Net profit | $852 | 11.5% |
The math: $7,400 price − $5,108 job costs = $2,292 gross profit. $2,292 ÷ 48 labor hours (3 × 16) = $47.76 per labor hour. Overhead is $30.00 × 48 hours = $1,440. That leaves $852 net. Your numbers never leave this page.
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