Contractor pricing

Time and Materials Pricing Calculator

Calculate a time and materials price from the labor charge, material cost, and material markup.

Inputs

Keep the input narrow. If hours, equipment, or subcontractors also need to be billed, add those amounts to the labor charge before you rely on the final price.

Output

Use the final price as the billing amount for the labor charge and material cost entered here.

Final price
$2,230.00
Labor charge
$850.00
Materials
$1,200.00
Material markup
$180.00

If the labor charge is $850.00 and materials are $1,200.00 , a 15.0% material markup produces a final price of $2,230.00.

Watchout

Keep the input narrow. If hours, equipment, or subcontractors also need to be billed, add those amounts to the labor charge before you rely on the final price.

Output

Use the final price as the billing amount for the labor charge and material cost entered here.

How to use this calculator

Labor rate

Use the labor charge you plan to bill, not the worker wage. If your field crew will bill $850 for the visit, enter $850.

Materials

Enter the direct cost of the material used on the work. Do not include markup in this number.

Markup

Markup is added to materials to cover handling, purchasing time, waste, and profit. If your material cost is $1,200 and markup is 15%, the markup amount is $180.

Contractor example

An electrical contractor bills $850 for a service call and uses $1,200 in material. With a 15% material markup, the billed material amount becomes $1,380. The final time and materials price is $2,230.

Keep the pricing logic, approvals, and job record tied together so the numbers stay defensible.

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