Pricing a repair or small job on the spot? Enter your hours and hourly rate, parts and materials, and any trip or disposal costs, add overhead and profit, and get a price you can quote with confidence — then send it as an estimate.
Estimate your hours, multiply by your hourly rate, and add parts, materials, and any trip or disposal costs. Then add a share of overhead (tools, vehicle, insurance, phone) and your profit. For very short jobs, many handymen use a minimum or trip charge so the drive is covered — you can enter it under other costs.
Enter the rate you need to pay yourself for time on the job. The calculator adds overhead and profit on top, so that rate does not have to cover everything. If you spend a lot of unpaid time driving, quoting, or picking up parts, raise your overhead percentage so each job carries a share of it.
Customers usually prefer a set price for a defined job, and this calculator turns your estimated hours into one. For open-ended work where the hours are hard to predict, an hourly rate with a clear estimate of the likely range can be fairer to both sides.
You can price materials at cost or add a markup to cover the time spent sourcing and handling them — the advanced options support both. Either way, include them in the job price rather than billing them as an afterthought.
There is no single right answer — it depends on your market, experience, and how in-demand you are. This calculator does the math for whatever margin or markup you choose; it does not tell you what your specific market will bear.
Yes. Enter the hours for the job and try different hourly rates to see the price each one produces after overhead and profit. To find the rate itself, divide what you need to earn in a year plus your yearly business costs by the hours you can realistically bill; the worked illustration above shows the steps.