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What’s your real margin on a job?

Fully loaded labor + materials + overhead + processing. What most contractors forget when quoting.

Job inputs

Net margin on this job

43.4%

$282 gross profit on a $650 ticket

Labor cost

2h × $72/hr (fully loaded)

- $143

Materials cost

Your cost

- $120

Overhead allocation

Office, insurance, truck, software

- $85

Payment processing

3.1% of ticket

- $20

Total cost

Sum of above

- $368

How to read this

  • 30%+ — healthy margin for residential service
  • 15–30% — acceptable but worth a pricing review
  • Below 15% — likely underpriced or overheaded