How many jobs do you actually need to hit your revenue goal? Enter your numbers and find out — before you price your first job wrong.
The most common mistake new contractors make: they pick a price based on what competitors charge — without ever checking whether that price actually delivers their income goal at a realistic job volume. The result is a contractor working 6 days a week wondering why they can’t get ahead.
This calculator works backwards from where you want to end up. If you need $8,000/month to cover your expenses and pay yourself, and your average job is $150, you need 54 jobs a month — or about 13 a week. Is that realistic for your market and team size? If not, your price needs to go up, not your volume.
Use this alongside the Profit Margin Calculator to make sure each job is actually contributing what you think it is. And use the Startup Cost Calculator before you launch to make sure your expense base is grounded in reality.