FREE CONTRACTOR TOOL

CONTRACTOR JOB
PROFITABILITY CALCULATOR

Estimate what a job is actually earning after labor, materials, subcontractors, other direct costs, and allocated overhead.

CALCULATE YOUR JOB

KNOW WHAT THE JOB REALLY EARNED

Revenue alone does not tell you whether a job was profitable.

Enter the amount you expect to receive and the costs tied to the job. The calculator will show gross profit, profit after allocated overhead, margin, markup, and break-even revenue.

You can use estimated costs before quoting a job or actual costs after the work is complete.

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Contractor Job Profitability Report

JOB PROFITABILITY

Enter your job details

All calculations update automatically. Enter zero when a cost does not apply.

Fields you can edit

Job information

Job name or number Customer Job date Calculation type

Job revenue Original contract or quoted amount $ Approved change orders $ Other job revenue $

Total job revenue $0.00

Labor cost Total labor hours Labor cost per hour $ Use the employee’s total hourly cost if known, including employer payroll costs.

Calculated labor cost $0.00

Other job costs

Materials and supplies $ Subcontractors $ Equipment and rentals $ Permits and job fees $ Travel, delivery, and disposal $ Other direct job costs $

Overhead and goal

Overhead allocated to this job $ Include the portion of office, insurance, software, vehicles, and other general costs assigned to this job. Optional profit-margin goal % Leave this blank if you do not have a margin goal.

CALCULATED RESULTS

Your job profitability

Enter the job revenue and costs to see your results.

Total revenue $0.00

Total direct costs $0.00

Gross profit before overhead $0.00

Profit after allocated overhead $0.00

Profit margin Not available

Markup on total cost Not available

Break-even revenue $0.00

Revenue needed for your goal Not calculated

Profit after overhead equals revenue minus direct job costs and the overhead amount entered above. This calculator does not include income taxes unless you include them in your costs.

WHAT THE NUMBERS MEAN

Use the result to ask better questions.

Gross profit

Revenue left after labor and other direct job costs, before allocated overhead.

Profit margin

The percentage of job revenue remaining after direct costs and entered overhead.

Markup

Profit measured as a percentage of the total cost required to complete the job.

Break-even revenue

The revenue required to cover the entered direct costs and allocated overhead.

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Nicole Locker Bookkeeping helps contractors organize job-related income and expenses so they can understand what their work is earning.

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This calculator provides a general estimate based only on the information entered. It does not provide tax, legal, bidding, or financial advice. Results may differ from financial statements prepared under your accounting method.

CONTRACTOR JOB PROFITABILITY CALCULATOR