Most contractors lose money by underpricing — they forget overhead and confuse markup with margin. Punch in your real costs and SiteLine tells you the price to charge to actually keep the profit you want.
What should I charge?
Enter your costs and the profit margin you want to keep. We'll work out the price that gets you there.
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Overhead = your truck, insurance, phone, software, fuel — spread across jobs. Not sure? 20–30% is typical for a solo trade.
Charge this for the job
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Cost breakdown
Materials—
Labor—
Overhead—
Your total cost—
Recommended price = total cost ÷ (1 − margin). That keeps your full margin after overhead, which simple markup pricing usually misses.
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This is a planning tool using your own numbers — not financial advice. Double-check overhead and labor figures against your books before quoting a customer.