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Contractor Profit Per Job Calculator
Estimate job profit and margin from project revenue, materials, labor, fuel, tolls, parking, other direct costs, and allocated overhead.
Contractor profit per job
Direct costs are tied to the job. Overhead is allocated separately. This estimate ignores income tax and self-employment tax obligations.
- Direct costs
- $5,609.00
- Overhead allocated
- $400.00
- Estimated job profit
- $2,491.00
- Estimated margin
- 29.3%
Every truck roll has a mile cost.
Log job-site miles and related expenses in MileLedger for cleaner job costing.
How this tool works
Enter revenue and cost lines. Direct costs reduce the job immediately; overhead is shown separately so you do not confuse job margin with tax.
Calculation methodology
Profit = revenue − direct costs − allocated overhead. Margin = profit ÷ revenue. Miles are informational unless you also enter related fuel/tolls/parking.
Worked example
$8,500 revenue with $5,609 direct costs and $400 overhead → about $2,491 profit and a ~29% margin before taxes.
