Job profit and margin calculator

A busy month and a profitable month are not the same month. Running a few real jobs through this usually finds at least one type of work that is being done at a loss.

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Burdened cost, not what you charge

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Permits, disposal, subcontractor, equipment hire

Profit on this job

$968.00

Labour cost$532.00
Total cost$1,432.00
Gross margin40.3%

Margin is profit as a share of the price. It is the number to compare between jobs — the dollar figure on its own says nothing about whether the job was worth doing.

Questions people ask

What should I put as the cost per labour hour?

Your burdened cost — the wage plus payroll taxes, workers' comp and benefits. The labour burden calculator works that out.

What counts as other costs?

Anything the job caused that is not materials or labour: permits, disposal, equipment hire, a subcontractor, the fuel for a long drive.

Is gross margin the same as profit?

No. This is margin before overhead. Your overhead still has to come out of it before anything is yours.

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