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Pricing jobs

Pricing jobs for a small service business: understand job costing, compare hourly and flat rates, and review labor, materials and margin.

For the owner who does the work and sends the quote, a price starts with the cost of the job. These guides work through labor, materials, overhead and the difference between markup and margin. Use the labor cost calculator to check what an hour on site costs before you set a rate.

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Markup and margin calculator

Markup divides profit by cost; margin divides profit by selling price. Convert either percentage before quoting.