📊 Universal · Calculator #003

How Much Do You Have to Bill Just to Break Even?

Enter your monthly fixed costs, your average gross margin, and your average job ticket — see the exact monthly revenue you need to hit zero.

How to use this calculator

Enter Monthly fixed costs
Enter Gross margin
Enter Average job ticket
See Zero-profit line update instantly

Your Numbers

Monthly fixed costs

Truck payment, insurance, phone, software, rent, your own salary draw — everything you pay whether you work or not.

Gross margin

What's left of a typical job after materials + subs + direct labor. Most solo trades run 35–50%.

Average job ticket

Typical invoice size. Skip if unsure — you'll still see the revenue target.

Monthly Break-Even Revenue

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Zero-profit line

—Per week

—Per day (5-day)

Enter fixed costs and gross margin to see your breakeven.

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About This Calculator

Break-even isn't profit — it's the floor. This calculator tells you the exact monthly revenue your business needs just to cover costs, before you make a single dollar of profit. Enter your monthly overhead, gross margin percentage, and average job size — you'll see how many jobs and how much revenue you need every month to stay solvent. If you don't know your break-even number, you're flying blind on pricing.

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