Free handyman pricing calculator

Price a repair or installation from the work it takes. Include shopping and preparation time, materials you supply, and travel so a small job still covers the visit.

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Example inputs. Replace them with your own.

Include preparation, the work, cleanup, and any material collection time you are paying for.

Count yourself if you work on the job.

Include a wage for your own time. Use a loaded rate here if you know it.

Your cost for parts, fixings, and supplies provided for this job.

Fuel, parking, and paid travel time. Avoid counting wages twice.

A share of insurance, equipment, software, marketing, and other fixed costs.

Profit as a percentage of the final price, after entered costs and the payment fee.

Your percentage fee. Add any flat transaction fee to overhead.

Suggested price per visit

$194.44

Labor cost
$70.00
Supplies and materials
$40.00
Travel cost
$10.00
Overhead per job
$20.00
Total job cost
$140.00
Payment fee
$5.83
Profit after entered costs
$48.61

Before sales tax. Profit includes only the costs you entered. Include owner labor in wages and travel time in your job costs.

How to calculate it

Fixed job price = (hours × workers × pay + materials + travel + overhead) ÷ (1 − margin ÷ 100 − fee ÷ 100)

A worked example

A two-hour job for one worker at $35 uses $70 in labor. With $40 in materials, $10 in travel, and $20 in overhead, cost is $140. A 25% profit margin and 3% payment fee give a $194.44 fixed quote. About $48.61 remains as profit after the entered costs and fee.

Separate your pay rate from the customer rate

The hourly pay field is what the work costs you, including your own time. The customer quote also covers materials, travel, overhead, fees, and profit. If you already have a customer-facing hourly rate that includes those costs, avoid entering it as wages and adding all the same allowances again.

Write a scope for a fixed-price job

List the repairs or installations, materials supplied, and any exclusions. Unknown conditions or extra tasks can change the hours and parts needed. Recalculate and agree any scope changes before continuing rather than expecting the original estimate to absorb additional work.

Check small jobs and material handling

A short repair still requires a trip, tools, messages, and cleanup. Include collection time in job hours or travel, without counting it twice. Use the markup calculator if you quote materials separately, and make sure the final combined price covers your planned margin.

Handyman pricing questions

How much should I charge for handyman work?
Start with the hours, pay, materials, travel, and overhead needed for the agreed job. Add a margin and payment fees to calculate a starting quote. Compare that amount with the scope and your own job records before setting the customer price.
Does this calculate an hourly rate or a fixed price?
It calculates a fixed price for the complete job you enter. Use the hourly rate calculator to estimate a service rate from annual owner pay, overhead, and billable hours. The hourly pay input here is a labor cost.
What if the customer buys the materials?
Enter only the materials and consumables you actually pay for. Keep any time spent collecting, checking, or fitting customer-supplied parts in your job hours. State who supplies each item in the quote.
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