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title: "Free Job Cost Calculator for Contractors"
description: "Calculate job costs with materials, loaded labor, subcontractors, equipment and overhead. Set a target net profit. Free to use, with no signup required."
canonical: https://contractorpro.io/tools/job-cost-calculator
outline:
  - "Job Cost Calculator"
  - "Enter Materials, Labor, Subcontractor and Equipment Costs"
  - "Set Overhead Allocation and Target Net Profit"
  - "What Should Be Included in Job Cost?"
  - "How Do I Allocate Overhead?"
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# Job Cost Calculator

Roll up every cost bucket so you price from real numbers instead of a gut feel.

Category: Calculator. Free to use, no signup required.

## Inputs
- Materials ($)
- Labor hours
- Loaded labor rate ($/hr)
- Subcontractors ($)
- Equipment & rentals ($)
- Overhead allocation (%)
- Target net profit (%)

## FAQs
Q: What should be included in job cost?
A: Materials, burdened labor, subcontractors, equipment and rentals, plus a fair share of company overhead. Leaving overhead out is the most common cause of jobs that look profitable but aren't.

Q: How do I allocate overhead?
A: A simple method is annual overhead divided by annual direct cost, applied as a percentage to each job. Larger companies allocate by labor hour instead.

## Related pages
- [Calculate your loaded labor rate](https://contractorpro.io/tools/labor-burden-calculator)
- [Calculate your profit margin](https://contractorpro.io/tools/profit-margin-calculator)
- [Calculate markup on job costs](https://contractorpro.io/tools/markup-calculator)
- [Explore AI estimating for contractors](https://contractorpro.io/services/ai-estimating)
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