Contractor Job Costing Calculator

Enter labour hours and your labour rate, materials, travel, equipment and other costs, then your overhead rate and the profit margin you want. The sheet calculates the labour cost, total direct cost, overhead, total cost, the recommended price, VAT, the profit, the margin actually achieved, your break-even price and your effective charge-out rate per hour. A second tab explains every input in plain English.

What's included

• ✓Job costing calculator (Excel / Google Sheets)
• ✓Inputs for labour, materials, travel, equipment, other costs
• ✓Overhead rate and desired profit margin
• ✓Recommended price, VAT and price to quote
• ✓Estimated profit, margin achieved and break-even price
• ✓Effective charge-out rate per hour
• ✓A "how to use" tab explaining every field

Who it's for

Contractors and trades who price jobs by feel and want to know whether the work is actually making money.

How to use it

Open the file in Excel, or upload it to Google Sheets. Fill in your business details once and save it as your master copy, then copy it for each job or week.