Free tool
Plumber hourly rate calculator
The rate that pays you, and a price for every job.
Charge at least
110/ hour
Price list
- Service call, first hour1 hour110
- Drain clearing1 hour 30 min165
- Water heater swap3 hours330
From 7,500 a month take-home · 25% tax · 70% booked · 21,380 a year costs
Plumbing · Hourly rate
What goes into a plumbing hourly rate
The example above is made up; yours starts with nothing filled in.
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Billable hours, not clock hours
The rate counts only the hours you bill, so it pays for driving and quoting too.
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After-hours as its own service
Add an after-hours call to your services, with the time you give it.
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Flat prices from one rate
A service call, a drain and a water heater swap, all from the same rate.
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What every call has to cover
The van, fuel, insurance, licences, phone and software, spread over each hour you bill.
The papers of one plumbing job
Do heating and cooling too? HVAC hourly rate calculator
The same made-up job, every amount before tax.
- 1 Hourly rate You're here 110.00 / h worked out once
- 2 Estimate Next 1,650.00 priced from the rate
- 3 Invoice 1,770.00 the estimate and a signed extra
The lesson behind it
Where it fits
All tools1 Before the job
Hourly rate finder This toolSame step
Gets its work
Every step of a job
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01 Before the job
- Calls to return
- Missed call guide
- Hourly rate finder This tool
- Flat-rate price book Gets its work
- Estimate & quote builder Gets its work
- Rebate finder
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02 Agree it
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03 On the job
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04 Get paid
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05 After
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06 Back office
Questions
Why not just double what an employee earns?
Your rate pays your holidays, costs and unbooked hours too, so it works from the hours that get paid.
Why do I type my own tax share?
It differs from place to place. Last year’s tax over last year’s profit is a good start.
What about sales tax?
Type its name and rate, and clients see the price with and without it. Check the rule where you work.
Where are my figures kept?
Only where you choose: nowhere, on this device, or in your free account.
How sure is the number?
As good as the tax share you type, rounded up. Guidance, not tax advice.