Service Job Quote Calculator

Work out service job quote instantly with clear inputs, formula shown and shareable results.

About Service Job Quote Calculator

A service quote is labour hours at the charge-out rate plus parts at cost plus markup. Because labour carries no direct material cost, gross profit is the whole labour charge plus the parts markup — which is why labour rate discipline matters more than parts pricing.

Formulas

Labour charge

Labour = Hours x Rate per hour

Parts charge

Parts = Parts cost x (1 + Markup %)

Quote total

Total = Labour charge + Parts charge

Worked example

With the default values below, Service Job Quote Calculator returns Quote total of $11,370.00. Change any input above and every figure here is recalculated in your browser.

Inputs used

Labour hours: 6
Labour rate per hour: 950
Parts cost: 4,200
Markup on parts: 35

Results

Quote total: $11,370.00
Labour charge: $5,700.00
Parts charge including markup: $5,670.00
Gross profit on the job: $7,170.00

Step by step

1Values used
2Labour charge
3Parts charge
4Quote total
5Quote total= 11,370.00
6Labour charge= 5,700.00
7Parts charge including markup= 5,670.00
8Gross profit on the job= 7,170.00

Assumptions and limits

The result is derived only from the 4 inputs listed above. Anything not among them is not part of the calculation.
In particular, this calculator does not take inflation, tax or compounding frequency into account.
Figures are rounded for display to 2 decimal places, so totals built from several rounded parts can differ slightly from the unrounded arithmetic.

How these calculators are built and tested is described on the Methodology page. If a figure looks wrong, please report it.

Frequently Asked Questions

Should travel time be charged?

Either as a callout charge or as billable hours. Absorbing it silently is the most common reason small service businesses under-recover.

Is a fixed-price quote better than time and materials?

Fixed price wins work and rewards efficiency, but only if scope is well defined. Ambiguous scope on fixed price transfers all the risk to you.