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Find the labor rate that keeps the shop alive.

Most shops undercharge because they only count wages or only count overhead. This calculator rolls up tech cost, payroll burden, shop overhead, billable utilization, and profit margin into a real hourly target.

Shop inputs

Use monthly numbers where possible. Nothing is saved or sent.

Labor capacity
People doing billable work
Clock hours, not billed hours
75% = 30 billable hrs on 40 paid
Average is 4.33
Costs
Base wage
Taxes, comp, benefits
Rent, insurance, tools, admin, software
Shop supplies per billable hour
Pricing goal
Margin on revenue, not markup
For quick job minimum math
Enter your shop numbers and calculate. Your target rate and breakdown will appear here.
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