Free Tool for HVAC, Plumbing & Electrical Contractors
Find Out What You Should Really Be Charging
Most contractors undercharge by $10–$30/hour and don't even know it. This free calculator shows you your true hourly rate in about 10 minutes.
Sound familiar?
✗ You set your rate based on what competitors charge — not your actual costs
✗ You're busy all year but there's never enough money left over
✗ You're not sure what your labor burden, overhead, or breakeven number actually is
✗ You feel like you should be making more — but can't pinpoint why you're not
What the Labor Rate Calculator Shows You
✓ Your true labor cost per hour (including the hidden burden most contractors miss)
✓ Your real overhead per billable hour — not a guess, the actual number
✓ Your breakeven rate — the minimum you need to charge just to stop losing money
✓ Your profitable hourly rate — with your target margin built in
✓ The dollar amount you're leaving on the table every year at your current rate
How It Works
Step 1: Enter your email below to get instant access
Step 2: Open the spreadsheet and plug in your numbers (wages, overhead, hours — it walks you through it)
Step 3: See your true hourly rate — and how much you've been leaving on the table
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Why Contractors Trust Profit Clarity Group
I'm Tracy, and I help HVAC, plumbing, and electrical contractors take control of their finances — not with generic business advice, but with the exact numbers, tools, and systems that drive real profit in the trades.
I've built labor burden calculators, cash flow forecasting tools, and pricebooks specifically for contractors. I know QuickBooks inside and out. And I know that most contractors aren't bad with money — they just never had someone show them the financial side of running a trades business.
That's what I do.
Every week you charge the wrong rate, you're losing money.
Download the calculator. Plug in your numbers. Know your real rate by the end of today.
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