# 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.

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