Quote Calculator
Calculate your real costs. Quote properly. Get paid fairly.
Quote Calculator
Free tool for tradies to calculate actual costs and quote properly. Customers can use this too to understand what goes into fair pricing.
Note for tradies: This calculator is optional - you are not required to use it. It is here to help you account for all costs so you stop undercharging yourself.
Materials
Labour
Travel & Site Costs
Business Overhead
Your Profit Margin
This is your actual profit after all costs. 15-25% is typical for quality trade work.
Cost Breakdown
QUOTE TO CUSTOMER
GST Inclusive: $0.00
Pro Tips
- Always include travel time as billable hours
- Account for waste and mistakes (10% contingency minimum)
- Your time has value - charge for it
- Quality work deserves quality pricing
- Never quote below cost to win work
⚠️ Platform Fee: DO NOT Add To Customer Price
If you use Tradies Nation, our platform fee is 10% up to $300 maximum. This is YOUR cost for using our system, charged AFTER the job is paid.
CRITICAL: This fee is NOT the customer's cost. Do not add it to your quote. Any tradie adding platform fees to customer prices gets removed immediately.
Platform Fee Examples:
- $500 job → You get paid $500 → Our fee $50 (from you, not customer)
- $2,000 job → You get paid $2,000 → Our fee $200 (from you, not customer)
- $5,000 job → You get paid $5,000 → Our fee $300 (capped, from you, not customer)
The quote to customer is the quote. Period.
💚 For Customers Using This Calculator
This calculator shows you what tradies should actually be charging to cover their real costs. If a quote seems high, this is why:
- Materials - Actual supplier costs
- Labour - Skilled tradesperson's time
- Travel - Fuel, tolls, and travel time
- Overhead - Insurance, tools, admin costs
- Contingency - Waste and unexpected issues
- Profit - Their actual earnings (15-25% is fair)
Quality work costs fair money. Suspiciously cheap quotes often mean corners cut.
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