CATEGORY
Business & Estimating
Pricing, labor, overhead, margins, estimates and how much contractors should charge.
Tools in this category
Labor Cost Calculator
Calculate wages, payroll burden and the real labor cost of a job.
Open toolContractor Markup Calculator
Add markup to total job cost and see the resulting price and margin.
Open toolProfit Margin Calculator
Find the selling price needed to reach your target gross margin.
Open toolOverhead Calculator
Allocate business overhead across jobs and billable hours.
Open toolEstimate Generator
Create a professional, printable job estimate.
Open toolBreak-Even Hourly Rate Calculator
Find your hourly break-even point and a separate target rate with margin.
Open toolChange Order Price Calculator
Price extra work on a change order with markup and contingency.
Open toolEquipment Hourly Cost Calculator
Estimate the true hourly cost of owning and running equipment.
Open toolJob Cost Variance Calculator
Compare budgeted vs actual job cost and find the variance.
Open toolLabor Burden Calculator
Estimate the fully burdened cost of an employee, not just base wages.
Open toolConstruction Retainage Calculator
Estimate how much money a retainage clause withholds from each payment.
Open toolMobilization Cost Calculator
Estimate the cost to set up, transport and demobilize a job site.
Open toolGuides in this category
How to Set a Break-Even Hourly Rate
Contractor method for setting a profitable hourly rate: overhead, direct cost and target profit.
Read guideHow to Order Material with Waste
Contractor method for adding waste to a net quantity and rounding up to the selling unit.
Read guideHow to Set Job Contingency
Contractor method for keeping contingency separate from markup and profit.
Read guideHow to Build a Construction Payment Schedule
Contractor method for building a payment schedule where deposit, milestones and final sum to 100%.
Read guideHow to Estimate Construction Crew Productivity
Contractor method for estimating crew output from production rate, crew size and man-hours.
Read guideHow to Compare Subcontractor Bids
Contractor method for comparing subcontractor quotes on total cost, not just the headline price.
Read guideHow to Estimate Mobilization Cost
Contractor method for pricing site setup, transport and teardown.
Read guideHow to Estimate Labor Burden
Contractor method for turning base wages into a fully burdened hourly rate.
Read guideHow to Price Construction Retainage
Contractor method for calculating how much a retainage clause holds back from each payment.
Read guideHow to Track Job Cost Variance
Contractor method for comparing budget to actual cost and protecting your margin.
Read guideHow to Estimate Equipment Hourly Cost
Contractor method for pricing equipment: depreciation, fuel, maintenance and utilization.
Read guideHow to Price a Change Order
Contractor method for pricing extra work: direct cost, markup and the contingency line.
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