Feature · Profit visibility

Know your real profit — before you say yes.

Overhead per billable hour, live margin on every quote, and take-home after taxes. Most contractors find out at tax time; you'll know before you hit send.

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The short answer

JobPricer shows contractors their true profit on every quote: it bakes your overhead-per-billable-hour into pricing, displays live margin % as you build a quote, and projects owner take-home after self-employment taxes. Enter your monthly overhead once and the math runs automatically.

Smith Residence

Bathroom remodel

Quote

$8,420

Profit

$3,180

Labor$3,200

Materials$2,180

Overhead$1,040

Margin37.8%

Your real margin, before you hit send.

Labor, materials, and overhead broken out — with your real profit shown as a margin %. Adjust before the customer sees the price, not at tax time.

✓ Overhead per billable hour baked in
✓ Owner take-home after taxes
✓ Budget vs. actual margin per job

What you get

Everything this feature does for you.

Overhead per billable hour

Enter monthly costs once — truck, insurance, tools, software. JobPricer folds the per-hour share into every quote automatically.

Live margin on every quote

Watch margin % update as you add line items. Adjust before the customer sees a price, not after the job loses money.

Take-home after taxes

Projected owner take-home after overhead and a self-employment tax rate you set. Track it against an annual income goal.

Actual vs. estimated

Log real hours and expenses per job and compare against the quote. See which job types run hot and fix the leak.

Margin by job type

Dashboard shows average margin by service — so you know which work deserves more of your calendar.

Free calculators too

The overhead, hourly-rate, and markup calculators on this site run the same math — the app just makes it automatic.

FAQ

Common questions.

How does JobPricer know my overhead?

You enter monthly business costs once in Settings. It divides them across your billable hours and folds that into every quote.

What's a healthy margin for a contractor?

Most trades target 10–20%+ net margin after labor, materials, and overhead. The key is knowing yours — most contractors are guessing.

Is the take-home number accurate?

It's an estimate built from your income, overhead, and a tax rate you set (default 25%). Close enough to plan with; your accountant does the real filing.

Can I compare quoted vs. actual?

Yes — Pro tracks actual hours and expenses per job and shows variance against the quote.

Do other tools show this?

Most contractor software tracks revenue. JobPricer tracks what you keep — overhead, margin, and take-home are first-class numbers, not an afterthought.