Break-Even Labor Rate Calculator
The foundation of profitable contractor pricing, know your real hourly rate before you quote another job.
Pricing. Quoting. Presenting. Documenting. Growing. Every tool built to feed into the next, so your business runs on real math instead of guesses. Built in Excel by a licensed electrician who's actually worn the tool belt.
Each Tradesman Office tool feeds directly into the next, so you're running on a connected system, not a pile of disconnected spreadsheets.
The Break-Even Calculator tells you the exact hourly rate you should be charging, the one that covers every real cost plus profit.
Plug that rate into any Flat Rate Price Book. 280-324 services, automatically priced to your real costs, ready to quote.
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The foundation of profitable contractor pricing, know your real hourly rate before you quote another job.
309 NEC-based electrical services, pre-calibrated for your hourly rate. Hand customers a professional tiered quote in under two minutes.
The complete pricing system for every trade under one roof. Four calibrated price books, one purchase, save $198 versus buying separately.
Every product is built and tested on real job sites. No theory, no template factory, just tools that solve problems contractors actually have.
Buy it once, own it forever. Everything runs in Excel or Google Sheets, no $200/month SaaS subscription, no vendor lock-in, no "upgrade" paywalls.
The calculator feeds the price books. The price books use the forms. Everything connects, so you don't end up with six disconnected tools that don't talk to each other.
Start with the Break-Even Calculator to find your real hourly rate. Then plug it into any flat rate price book and start quoting like a professional.
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