Know what the business costs before you price the job.
Enter monthly business expenses, annual revenue, and billable hours. The calculator estimates overhead per month, per year, per billable hour, and as a share of revenue.
Overhead is easy to forget in the truck.
Small monthly costs become real money over a year. Use the number here as a sanity check before you set labor rates, markup, or a final estimate price.
FAQ
What counts as contractor overhead?
Overhead usually includes business costs that are not tied to one specific job, such as insurance, vehicles, rent, software, phones, office admin, bookkeeping, marketing, and similar expenses.
How does this overhead calculator work?
Enter common monthly business expenses, annual revenue, and billable hours. The calculator estimates monthly overhead, annual overhead, overhead per billable hour, and overhead as a share of revenue.
Should overhead be added to every estimate?
Many contractors recover overhead through labor rates, markup, or job pricing. The right method depends on your bookkeeping and pricing model. The calculator helps you understand the number before choosing how to recover it.
Is overhead the same as profit?
No. Overhead is the cost of running the business. Profit is what remains after job costs and business expenses are covered.
Is this accounting advice?
No. This is a planning aid for estimating. Review your books with a qualified professional before making accounting or tax decisions.