Contractor Markup & Profit Margin Calculator

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Contractor Markup & Profit Margin Calculator

Calculate markup percentage, profit margin, and selling price for contractor jobs. Enter your total job cost and either your desired markup or selling price.

Total Job Cost ($)

All direct costs: labor, materials, subcontractors, equipment

Overhead Rate (%)

Your overhead as a % of job cost (office, insurance, vehicles, etc.)

Choose one: enter Markup % OR Selling Price

Desired Markup (%)

Markup is applied on top of total cost (cost + overhead)

Selling Price / Contract Amount ($)

The price you charge the client

Tax Rate on Materials (%) (optional)

Sales tax applied to material portion of job cost

Materials as % of Job Cost (%)

Used to calculate tax on materials only

### Results

Direct Job Cost Overhead Cost Material Tax Total Cost (with overhead & tax) Selling Price Gross Profit ($) Markup on Total Cost Profit Margin (on Sell Price) Markup on Direct Cost Only

(function() { var markupLast = true;

function fmt(n) { return '$' + n.toFixed(2).replace(/\B(?=(\d{3})+(?!\d))/g, ','); } function fmtPct(n) { return n.toFixed(2) + '%'; }

window.conMarkupChanged = function() { markupLast = true; conCalc(); }; window.conSellChanged = function() { markupLast = false; conCalc(); };

window.conCalc = function() { var errEl = document.getElementById('con-error'); var resEl = document.getElementById('con-result'); errEl.style.display = 'none'; resEl.style.display = 'none';

var jobCost = parseFloat(document.getElementById('con-job-cost').value); var overheadPct = parseFloat(document.getElementById('con-overhead-pct').value) || 0; var markupPct = parseFloat(document.getElementById('con-markup-pct').value); var sellPrice = parseFloat(document.getElementById('con-sell-price').value); var taxRate = parseFloat(document.getElementById('con-tax-rate').value) || 0; var matPct = parseFloat(document.getElementById('con-material-pct').value) || 0;

// Validation if (isNaN(jobCost) || jobCost = 100) { errEl.textContent = 'Overhead Rate must be between 0% and 99%.'; errEl.style.display = 'block'; return; } if (taxRate 20) { errEl.textContent = 'Tax rate must be between 0% and 20%.'; errEl.style.display = 'block'; return; } if (matPct 100) { errEl.textContent = 'Materials % must be between 0% and 100%.'; errEl.style.display = 'block'; return; }

var needMarkup = isNaN(markupPct) && markupLast; var needSell = isNaN(sellPrice) && !markupLast;

if (isNaN(markupPct) && isNaN(sellPrice)) { errEl.textContent = 'Please enter either a Desired Markup % or a Selling Price.'; errEl.style.display = 'block'; return; }

// Core calculations // Overhead cost = jobCost * (overheadPct / 100) var overheadCost = jobCost * (overheadPct / 100);

// Material tax = jobCost * (matPct/100) * (taxRate/100) var materialCost = jobCost * (matPct / 100); var taxCost = materialCost * (taxRate / 100);

// Total cost = direct + overhead + tax var totalCost = jobCost + overheadCost + taxCost;

var sell, markup, margin, profit;

if (markupLast && !isNaN(markupPct)) { // Selling Price = Total Cost * (1 + markup/100) if (markupPct

#### Formulas Used

Overhead Cost = Job Cost × (Overhead Rate ÷ 100)

Material Tax = Job Cost × (Materials %) × (Tax Rate ÷ 100)

Total Cost = Job Cost + Overhead Cost + Material Tax

Selling Price = Total Cost × (1 + Markup ÷ 100)

Gross Profit ($) = Selling Price − Total Cost

Markup % = (Gross Profit ÷ Total Cost) × 100  → profit over cost

Profit Margin % = (Gross Profit ÷ Selling Price) × 100  → profit as share of revenue

Key distinction: A 25% markup yields a 20% margin. Markup is always higher than margin for the same dollar profit.

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