Handyman Pricing Calculator

Each task's labor is hours × loaded hourly rate. Material costs are summed and multiplied by 1 + waste%. Overhead is added per your chosen method (fixed $, % of labor, or % of direct cost). An optional contingency percentage pads the total cost before pricing.

labor       = Σ task hours × hourly rate
materials   = Σ task material costs × (1 + waste%)
overhead    = per method (fixed | %labor | %total)
directCost  = labor + materials + overhead
totalCost   = directCost × (1 + contingency%)
rawPrice    (markup) = totalCost × (1 + markup%)
rawPrice    (margin) = totalCost / (1 − margin%)
billedPrice = max(rawPrice, visitMinimum)

When the visit minimum is higher than the cost-based price, the minimum binds and the quoted price rises to the floor. The breakdown still shows the true cost, so you can see your realized margin at that minimum price.

The hourly rate this page multiplies by should be a loaded one. Build it in the hourly rate build-up, and read billable hours for why the divisor in that sum is smaller than a working week. Where the visit minimum is really doing the work of a call-out fee, price it as one in the trip charge and service call calculator.

Two task types outgrow a punch list quickly: a full room of board and mud prices from sheets in the drywall pricing calculator, and repeat visits are easier to sell as a plan using the recurring service pricing calculator. Accepted work goes out on the handyman invoice template.