Painting jobs live or die on getting labor hours and material quantities right — and then still leaving room for profit once overhead is covered. This calculator totals your labor, paint and supply costs, applies overhead, and calculates a price at the margin or markup you choose, whether it is a single room or a full exterior.
Add up labor (crew size × hours × hourly rate) and paint/material costs, apply a share of overhead, then add your desired profit margin or markup. This calculator walks through each step and shows the recommended price with the full breakdown.
Many painters mark up paint and supplies to cover the cost of estimating quantities, trips to the supplier, and waste — this calculator lets you apply a material markup percentage on top of your raw material cost.
Yes — enter the actual labor hours and material costs for whichever job you are pricing. The calculation is the same; only the numbers you put in change.