Materials
Capture parts, supplies, and markup before the estimate leaves the office.
Labor
Model the technician time, helper time, and setup work needed to complete the job.
Equipment
Account for equipment usage, trips, and job-specific overhead that usually gets missed.
Margin
Review the final price against the profit target before offering a discount.
Job Pricing Calculator
Price jobs accurately with material, labor, and overhead costs
Use this before a price gets promised
The job-pricing calculator is most useful as a pre-send checkpoint for office teams and selling technicians.
- Use the hourly-rate calculator first when your labor cost basis is uncertain.
- Add job-specific inputs before applying a flat service template.
- Review margin before sending the estimate to the customer.
Keep the quote connected after approval
Pricing work only helps if it follows the job through approval, dispatch, completion, invoicing, and collection.
Send cleaner estimates
Move from calculator math to Thorbis estimates with labor, parts, optional add-ons, and approval status in one place.
Open feature→Carry the price into the job
Keep approved scope, margin assumptions, and closeout notes connected to job management.
Open feature→Collect without re-entry
Turn approved pricing into invoice and payment workflows so the number survives the handoff.
Open feature→Diagnostic work
Set the minimum charge and first-hour economics before the truck rolls.
Repair work
Price labor, parts, travel, and callbacks without hiding cost in a flat guess.
Replacement work
Build options around scope, equipment, financing, and expected install time.
Commercial work
Account for access, documentation, approvals, and payment terms before sending the quote.
Protect the margin before the customer sees the quote
The calculator is there to catch the quiet costs that usually get noticed after the job is done.
- Using the same markup on every material category, regardless of risk or sourcing time.
- Forgetting setup, permit, disposal, return trip, and closeout time.
- Discounting the final price before checking what margin remains.
A good price still needs a clean handoff
Pressure-test the number before approval
The best pricing workflow gives the office a few specific checks before a quote becomes a promise.
Labor confidence
Compare the quoted hours with crew availability, travel time, and the likely closeout work.
Material risk
Flag special-order parts, volatile pricing, disposal, and vendor lead times before the offer is sent.
Margin floor
Check the final price against the minimum gross margin the owner is willing to accept.
Scope notes
Attach the site condition, access notes, customer expectations, and exclusions that justify the price.
Photo proof
Use job photos and equipment context so office review does not depend on memory.
Historical time
Compare the estimate with similar completed jobs before repeating a bad labor assumption.
Compare estimated cost with what actually happened.
- Review actual labor hours against quoted labor before reusing the template.
- Capture parts substitutions, callbacks, and missing scope as pricing evidence.
- Feed closeout learnings back into estimates, price books, and training.
Keep the numbers honest across your whole business.
Hourly Rate Calculator
Calculate what to charge per hour based on your costs and target profit.
Open tool→Profit & Loss Calculator
Track revenue, expenses, and calculate your net profit margins.
Open tool→Commission Calculator
Calculate sales commissions and technician incentive pay.
Open tool→Break-Even Calculator
Find out how much revenue you need to cover your costs.
Open tool→Industry Pricing Standards
Compare your pricing against industry benchmarks and averages.
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