Crew Day Rate Calculator
A crew-day has a knowable price. Enter who's on the truck, what they cost with burden, and the margin you need — and get the day rate that actually pays for the crew, the overhead, and you.
This calculator is an educational tool. Results are estimates from the numbers you enter — your real costs and obligations vary.
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FAQ
Because margin is what you keep of the PRICE, and markup is what you add to the COST — they're not the same number. Dividing cost by (1 − margin) guarantees the percentage you keep; adding the same percentage as markup always keeps less.
Enough to cover the job's share of overhead AND real profit. Many residential contractors run combined overhead-and-profit targets of 35–55% of price; your own books tell you where in that range you need to be.