Handyman pricing calculator

Price a handyman job from your own numbers: the hours it will take, what you charge per hour, the materials with your markup, a trip charge and your minimum job charge. Add your true cost per hour to see what you keep. Nothing is saved or sent anywhere.

The job

Estimated hours Your hourly rate charged ($) Materials cost ($) Materials markup % Trip charge ($) Minimum job charge ($, 0 if none)

What it costs you

Your true cost per hour ($)

Example numbers, not typical rates: replace every one with your own. Your true cost per hour should include wages, payroll costs, insurance, vehicle and overhead; work it out with the labor burden calculator. Each amount is rounded to the cent.

How it works

Labor = hours × hourly rate. Materials with markup = materials cost × (1 + markup). Calculated price = labor + materials with markup + trip charge. Job price = the larger of the calculated price and your minimum charge. Profit = job price − hours × your cost per hour − materials cost. Margin = profit ÷ job price.

Worked example (the values above): 3.5 hours at $75 is $262.50 of labor. $120.00 of materials with a 15% markup is $138.00. Add the $25.00 trip charge and the job comes to $425.50, above the $150.00 minimum, so the price is $425.50. Your time costs you 3.5 × $38.00 = $133.00, so your profit is $425.50 − $133.00 − $120.00 = $172.50, a 40.5% margin ($172.50 ÷ $425.50).

A one-hour job with no materials comes to $75.00 + $25.00 = $100.00, so the $150.00 minimum applies: profit $150.00 − $38.00 = $112.00, a 74.7% margin. See also the job profit calculator and all calculators.