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Service Business Pricing

Pricing Calculator Workbook

Stop pricing jobs by gut feel. Enter your numbers once and quote with confidence — for contractors, trades, and freelancers.

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Pricing Calculator Workbook

Most service businesses set rates by copying competitors and end up working full weeks to lose money after overhead and taxes. This workbook turns pricing into a repeatable system across six linked tabs: enter your numbers once, and every quote is grounded in your real costs.

You get a True Hourly Rate calculator that finds your real floor after overhead, a tax buffer, and a billable-hours reality check; a Job Cost Estimator that turns materials, labor, subs, and margin into an exact quote; a Margin vs Markup converter; a Deposit & Milestone planner with copy-paste clauses; a Price-Increase toolkit with ready-to-send letters; and a Competitor Rate log. A bonus “How to Price a Job in 10 Minutes” quick-start PDF is included. Works in Excel or Google Sheets, with formulas locked and gold cells showing exactly where to type.

Free pricing guide: Learn how to price a service job using costs, overhead, markup, margin, deposits, and quote review.

Prefer to start free? Try our free contractor and small-business calculators at ClearPaperwork — built by the same team.

Inside The Download

  • True Hourly Rate calculator (overhead + tax buffer + billable-hours check)
  • Job Cost Estimator with saved estimates and quote-vs-actual review
  • Margin ↔ Markup converter with reference table
  • Deposit & Milestone planner with copy-paste clauses
  • Price-Increase toolkit with ready-to-send letters
  • Competitor Rate log
  • Bonus: “How to Price a Job in 10 Minutes” PDF
  • Excel (.xlsx) plus Google Sheets — formulas locked, gold input cells

Frequently Asked

Excel or Google Sheets?

Both are included — the same workbook, your choice of tool. It works on desktop, tablet, and phone in Sheets.

Do I need spreadsheet skills?

No. Type into the gold cells and everything calculates itself. Formulas are locked so nothing breaks.

Who is it for?

Contractors, handymen, HVAC, plumbers, electricians, landscapers, cleaners, and freelancers — any service business that quotes jobs.

Is this tax or financial advice?

No. It is an educational pricing tool, not tax, accounting, or legal advice. There are no hardcoded tax rates — you enter your own figures.