Service pricing calculator: build a quote from your costs →
Enter your own time, job costs, quote-based fees, and target margin. The result is a cost-based quote for the scope you entered.
Pricing guides
Learn the math behind a better quote.
Twelve focused guides answer the questions behind service pricing. Follow a method, check a worked example, then use a calculator with your own numbers.
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Calculators
Job quote calculator: estimate one scoped project →
Build one project quote from tasks, helpers, and direct costs. Use a written scope so the quote can be revised when a task changes.
Pricing foundations
How to price a service: costs, labor, and profit →
Build a quote from the work you will actually perform, the costs you will incur, and the operating profit you want from the job.
Flat rate vs hourly pricing for service work →
Both methods start with an estimate of the work. The difference is how the customer sees and accepts time risk.
How to quote a job when hours are uncertain →
Use separate, explicit scope scenarios when the time required is uncertain. Treat them as your planning assumptions.
Margin math
Profit margin calculator for service jobs →
Check what remains from a price after the costs you entered and any percentage fee charged on that price.
Margin vs markup for service pricing →
Margin measures profit as a share of the selling price. Markup measures profit as a share of cost.
How to find your minimum profitable price →
Distinguish a cost-covering price from one that meets a chosen operating profit goal.
Time & capacity
How to calculate an hourly rate for your service business →
An hourly owner pay target should reflect the compensation you want from working time, while business overhead and profit remain separate.
Billable hours and nonbillable time in service pricing →
The hour a customer sees is often only part of the time a job occupies. Count work that enables the deliverable.
Costs & scope
How to include overhead in a service quote →
Allocate recurring business costs to a job using a clear period and expected workload.
Cleaning
How to price recurring cleaning jobs →
A recurring price works when the visit frequency and included work are explicit, and when a first clean is priced on its own actual scope.