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How to price a job

Setting the right price is key for a successful business. Learn how to work out your yearly financial goal, set your markup and calculate your hourly rate. This will help you pay your bills, yourself and make a profit.

Watch: Learn how to price a job

Pricing workbook template

Pricing workbook template

Use this workbook to calculate your markup. You can add in your revenue goal, your total overhead costs and your profit target for the year, and you’ll be able to calculate what markup you need to add to each job to reach your business goals.

Download pricing workbook [XLSX, 30 KB]

How to use the pricing workbook

Before you get started, it’s important to work out your figures properly. The more accurate your numbers are, the more accurate the markup formula will be.

See an example on the introduction page of the pricing workbook. Use your own numbers to fill in the blank table on the worksheet titled ‘Markup calculator’. Remove or add any expenses that apply to your business.

Add the calculated markup to all your jobs to reach your yearly profit target. You can test your markup pricing by seeing what your competitors are charging, or by testing on friends and whānau.

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Head back to the e-learning series to find more tips for tradies to help you in business.

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