Electrician Estimate Calculator
Work out a rough total for an electrical job: labor, a trip or service charge, materials with markup, and sales tax on the materials. Change any number and the total follows.
- Free
- Works offline after your first visit
- Saves on this device
- No sign-up
- Updated
How it works
Labor is the hours times the hourly rate. Materials are marked up by the percentage you enter, and sales tax is added to the marked-up materials.
The trip or service charge is added as entered. Nothing else is added, so add your own costs for insurance, permits, vehicles or other overhead.
Worked example
6 hours at $85.00 an hour is $510.00 of labor. With a $75.00 trip charge and $420.00 of materials, the total comes to $1,101.81.
Questions
Does this include insurance, permits or vehicle costs?
No. Add those yourself, because they vary a lot from job to job and from place to place.
How do I choose a markup?
The percentage is yours to set. It should reflect what your own business needs to cover buying, handling and sourcing parts.
Is sales tax charged on labor?
This calculator applies the tax only to materials. Rules differ by state and city, so check your local rules and enter the rate that applies to you.
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