Free job pricing calculator — from your costs to a price, in one screen
Pick a trade and a job type, enter the quantity, and price it from what the job costs you: loaded labor, how fast you actually work, the drive, materials, overhead and the margin you need. The typical customer price is shown for context. No signup, no email.
It covers pressure washing, house cleaning, lawn care, junk removal, handyman work, painting, gutter cleaning, window cleaning, snow removal, landscaping and drywall, with a page for each that goes deeper on that trade's pricing.
The trades
- Pressure washing — driveways, house washes, decks, roofs, commercial flatwork
- House cleaning — standard, deep, move-out, post-construction
- Lawn care — mowing, leaf cleanup, mulch, aeration, fertilizer
- Junk removal — truckloads, single items, yard debris
- Handyman — hourly, fixtures, patches, mounts, faucets
- Painting — walls, ceilings, trim, exterior, cabinets
- Gutter cleaning — one and two story, guards, downspouts
- Window cleaning — residential, exterior-only, screens, storefront
- Snow removal — driveways, sidewalks, lots, de-icing
- Landscaping — sod, beds, planting, patios, hedges
- Drywall — hang and finish, hang only, finish only, patches
The five numbers every price comes from
Loaded labor cost. What one person costs you per hour: wage plus payroll taxes, workers' comp and benefits — or what you need to pay yourself. Wage plus 25% is a fair start. It is not what you charge.
Production rate. How much of the job one person does in an hour. Your last three jobs are the best source; the defaults are typical figures.
Drive and setup. Paid for every person on the crew, every job. This is why small jobs need a minimum charge, and the calculator applies yours.
Overhead per billable hour. Monthly overhead — truck, insurance, phone, software, tools, marketing — divided by the hours you actually bill in a month. Most solo operators land between $10 and $30 and are surprised by it.
Margin. Net profit as a share of the price, taken after everything above. Price = cost ÷ (1 − margin). Multiplying cost by 1.2 for a "20% margin" gives you 16.7%, and it is the single most common pricing mistake in the trades.
Turn it into an estimate
Turn this into an estimate sends the price into the estimate generator as line items. When the customer approves, the same numbers become the invoice in BIG INVOICE. To check the labor side, see what tradespeople earn by state; to set materials, use the material calculators.
FAQ
How do I price a job as a contractor?
Add up what the job costs you — labor at your loaded rate for every hour including the drive, materials, fees and your overhead for the hours it occupies — then divide by one minus the margin you want. Compare the result to what customers typically pay, and to your minimum charge. That is exactly what this calculator does.
What is the difference between markup and margin?
Markup is added to cost; margin is a share of the price. A 20% markup on $100 of cost gives $120 and a 16.7% margin. A 20% margin needs $125. Contractors who quote a markup and think of it as margin under-earn on every job.
How do I calculate my hourly rate?
Start from what you need to earn in a year, add overhead, and divide by the hours you can actually bill — usually 1,000 to 1,400 for a solo operator once you subtract driving, quoting and admin. The result is often double what people expect. This calculator builds it from the same pieces per job.
What should my overhead per billable hour be?
Total your monthly fixed costs — vehicle, insurance, phone, software, tools, marketing, licences — and divide by the hours you bill in a month. A solo operator with $2,000 of monthly overhead billing 120 hours is at $17 an hour. Enter that, not zero.
Is this calculator free?
Yes, completely. No account, no email, no download. It runs in your browser and we never see your numbers.