Contractor Markup & Margin Calculator

Contractor · Pricing

Price the job. See your real margin.

Enter what the job costs you and set your target. Most contractors set a markup and assume it’s their margin – it never is. Watch the gap.

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Markup is the % you add on top of cost.

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Price to charge the client
$15,000
Your profit on this job: $5,000
Markup vs. margin
Markup (added onto cost) 50%
Margin (share of the price) 33.3%

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This calculator is an organizational tool, not financial or accounting advice. Figures are estimates – verify against your own numbers.