20 Free Trade Business Calculators

Pricing, markup, breakeven, trade-specific job estimators — no signup, no BS. Enter your numbers, get your answer.

Universal Business Calculators

Pricing

True Hourly Rate

Your real billable rate after salary, overhead, and profit — not what you guess you need.

Your true hourly rate

Get the full rate calculator with burdened labor breakdown → Business Starter Kit

Pricing

Material Markup Calculator

What to charge clients for materials — covering your cost, time, and carrying risk.

Price to charge client

Material markup tiers by trade → Business Starter Kit

Profitability

Job Profit Margin

Is this job actually worth taking? Find out before you commit.

Profit

Ticket-mix projection model → Business Starter Kit

Business Health

Monthly Breakeven

How much revenue you need every month before you make a dollar of profit.

Monthly revenue needed

Full breakeven + projection model → Business Starter Kit

Pricing

Service Call Minimum

The floor price for any job. Never drive out for less than this.

Minimum charge

Service call pricing scripts → Business Starter Kit

Job Management

Change Order Calculator

Scope changed mid-job. Calculate what to add to the invoice before doing another hour of free work.

Change order total

Change order template included → Business Starter Kit

Goal Setting

Annual Revenue Goal

Work backwards from what you want to take home to what the business needs to earn.

Annual revenue needed

Profit First allocation system → Business Starter Kit

Pricing

Overhead Per Billable Hour

How much of your fixed costs you need to recover with every hour billed — the number most tradespeople never calculate.

Overhead cost per billable hour

Full overhead breakdown spreadsheet → Business Starter Kit

Subcontracting

Subcontractor Markup

What to charge the client when you bring in a sub — covering your coordination time and risk.

Charge client

Subcontractor agreement template → Business Starter Kit

Pricing

Emergency / After-Hours Rate

What to charge when they call you at 9 PM on a Sunday. Your time has a price — this is it.

Emergency rate

Pricing strategy for all job types → Business Starter Kit

Electrician Calculators

⚡ Electrician

Panel Upgrade Price Estimator

Quick pricing check for residential panel upgrades — from 100A to 400A service.

Job price

30-service price book pre-loaded → Electrician Kit

⚡ Electrician

EV Charger Install Price

Level 2 residential charger install — price based on run distance and your rate.

Estimated job price

2026 NEC Article 625.4 guide → Electrician Kit

Plumber Calculators

🔧 Plumber

Water Heater Replacement Price

Standard tank or tankless — price it right before the customer asks "how much?"

Job price

2026 DOE water heater efficiency guide → Plumber Kit

🔧 Plumber

Drain Cleaning Flat Rate

Set a flat rate for drain jobs so you stop undercharging on the hard ones.

Flat rate price

30-service price book → Plumber Kit

HVAC Calculators

❄️ HVAC

Maintenance Agreement Pricing

How to price annual maintenance plans so they're profitable — and how much MRR 100 members generates.

Annual plan price

Maintenance agreement template with addendum → HVAC Kit

❄️ HVAC

AC Recharge Price

Price refrigerant jobs correctly across the R-410A / A2L transition — costs are very different.

Job price

A2L transition chapter + price book → HVAC Kit

Roofer Calculators

🏠 Roofer

Roof Square Price Calculator

From square footage to final price — with pitch multiplier, tearoff, and per-square pricing.

Total job price

30-service price book + per-square formula → Roofer Kit

🏠 Roofer

Insurance Supplement Estimator

Estimate how much the insurance adjuster left off — the most common line items they miss.

Estimated supplement amount

Full supplement workflow + adjuster scripts → Roofer Kit

Handyman Calculators

🛠️ Handyman

Handyman Service Call Minimum

Your floor price for any job — drive time, onsite minimum, and material handling built in.

Minimum charge

50-service flat-rate price book → Handyman Kit

🛠️ Handyman

EPA RRP Compliance Add-on

Working in a pre-1978 home? Calculate what to charge for lead-safe work practices — on top of the job price.

RRP add-on to charge

EPA RRP chapter — certification to compliance → Handyman Kit

These are the free versions.

Each Business Starter Kit includes 7 Excel calculators with pre-loaded price books, live formulas, and a breakeven/projection model built for your specific trade.

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