The calculator bench

Pricing tools for
work that pays.

Five focused calculators for the decisions that determine whether a job merely keeps you busy—or actually makes your business money.

01 Free to use 02 Formula included 03 Plain-English results
Choose your calculation

Start with the decision in front of you.

Each tool is purpose-built, so you can get an answer without navigating a spreadsheet or deciphering accounting jargon.

Planned
Quoting

Job Price Calculator

Build a customer price that covers direct costs, overhead, contingency, and the profit your business needs.

You enter
Labor, material, equipment, overhead, and target margin
You get
Cost basis, recommended price, markup, and profit
In development
Planned
Labor

Labor Burden Calculator

See the true hourly cost of an employee after payroll taxes, insurance, benefits, and other labor expenses.

You enter
Wage, taxes, workers’ comp, benefits, and hourly costs
You get
Burdened cost, burden percentage, and billable rate
In development
Planned
Overhead

Overhead Recovery Calculator

Spread the cost of running your business across realistic billable hours, crew days, workers, or jobs.

You enter
Monthly overhead, capacity, utilization, and job volume
You get
Overhead per hour, crew day, worker, and job
In development
Planned
Job review

Estimate vs. Actual Calculator

Compare the job you priced with the job you completed. Find cost overruns, labor drift, and the margin you actually earned while the lessons are still useful.

You enter
Estimated and actual revenue, costs, and labor hours
You get
Profit, margin, cost, revenue, and hour variances
In development
Built to show its work

Useful results start with visible assumptions.

Trade Profit Lab calculators will show the formula behind every answer, define the terms they use, and separate estimates from facts you supply.

How our calculators work