Price the whole job
Know what’s left
before you send the quote.
Put labour, travel and the easy-to-miss costs in one place. See the price needed for your target margin, then check it against the amount you planned to charge.
One visit, all your costs
The starting numbers are fictional examples. Use your own costs; all figures exclude VAT.
Price for your target margin
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Per visit · rounded up to the nearest penny
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Follow the numbers
Labour—
Travel, supplies & overhead—
Cost buffer—
Total cost per visit—
Price = total cost ÷ (1 − target margin). A 30% margin is different from adding 30% to your costs.
At the target price · 52 visits/year
Annual sales—
Average monthly sales—
Annual profit from this job*—
*After the costs entered here, before tax and any omitted expenses. The monthly figure is annual sales ÷ 12, not an invoice schedule or a prediction of bookings.