Markup Calculator for Contractors
Enter your cost and markup, and get your selling price, profit, and margin instantly. Stop guessing whether a job will actually make money.
Markup vs. margin — what's the difference?
Markup is the percentage you add on top of your cost to get your price. Margin is the percentage of the selling price that is profit. They are not the same thing — a 35% markup is only a 25.9% margin. Most contractors who confuse the two are quietly underpricing every job.
How to use markup to price a job
1. Add up your true cost (labor + materials + equipment + overhead).
2. Pick a markup that covers overhead and gives you a healthy profit — most contractors target 30–50%.
3. Apply it consistently to every line item so nothing slips through.
Tired of doing this math by hand? CostBolt applies markup to every line item automatically and turns it into a client quote that hides your costs.