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Overhead & Markup Calculator

Find the markup you actually need to cover your overhead and hit your profit goal.

Office rent, office staff, your salary, insurance, vehicles, software. Costs you can’t charge to one job.

Total you expect to bill this year. Be realistic, not hopeful.

Markup you need on job cost
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—Gross margin needed
—Overhead as % of revenue
—Price for this job
—Net profit on this job

How it works

Every job has to carry its share of your overhead and your profit. So the gross margin you need = overhead ÷ revenue + your profit goal. Markup is then margin ÷ (1 − margin). If your revenue drops and overhead doesn’t, the markup you need goes up.

For planning only. Your numbers stay in your browser. Nothing you type here is sent or saved.

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