Quote Price Calculator
Turn the costs of a job into a quote that covers overheads and leaves a profit. Enter materials, labour hours and cost per hour, subcontractors and other direct costs, then your overhead percentage, a contingency for surprises and the profit margin you want. The calculator shows the full cost, the quote price, profit, markup on cost, the price with tax and the effective hourly charge.
- Runs in your browser
- No sign-up
- Free to use
Share of direct costs that covers rent, vehicles, insurance, admin.
How to use Quote Price Calculator
- Enter materials, labour and other direct costs.
- Add overhead and contingency.
- Set your profit margin.
- Use the price in your quote.
Quote Price Calculator features
Overhead and contingency
Built into the cost.
Margin-based price
Profit as a share of price.
Effective hourly charge
What the client pays per hour.
Tax
Optional.
Formula shown
Every result explains how it was calculated.
Any currency
Choose from 30+ currencies; amounts are formatted for it.
When to use Quote Price Calculator
- Trades and contractors.
- Agencies and studios.
- Repair and installation jobs.
- Event and print services.
Quote Price Calculator FAQ
Why add overhead?
Rent, vehicles, insurance and admin must be paid from jobs; overhead spreads them across your work.
What is a contingency?
A buffer for unexpected work or price rises, often 5–15%.
Margin or markup?
The calculator prices by margin; the markup on cost is shown too.
Does it make a quote document?
Use the Quote Generator for a printable quote.
Quoting profitably
Quotes that only cover direct costs lose money once overheads are paid. Building overhead, contingency and margin into every quote keeps the business healthy.
Track actual costs after each job and adjust the percentages.
Re-run the numbers whenever an input changes – a supplier raises prices, a fee is updated or demand shifts – because small changes in costs or volumes often have a large effect on the result.
The calculator is deliberately simple: it uses the figures you enter and shows the arithmetic, so you can follow every step and repeat it in a spreadsheet when you want to build a fuller model.