---
title: "Job profit calculator for trades | LocoTap"
description: "What each finished job really made: the bill, less parts at cost and the hours at what they cost you, against what you quoted. Before tax."
url: "https://locotap.com/tools/job-profit"
---

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# What each job made

What each finished job really made, after the hours and the parts.

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1032 · Water heater swap (Sample)

Hours quoted

4 h

Hours logged

4 h 45

An hour costs

45.00

- Billed **1,810.00**
- Parts at cost Heater, fittings, venting and valve **−1,040.00**
- Labour 4 h 45 at 45.00 **−213.75**

Left

556.25

Made up · before tax

Plumber · two vans · Example

The biggest job last month made the least. The small drain calls paid better than the bathroom.

**11%** kept on the big job

## Where it fits

[All tools](https://locotap.com/tools)

Sends it work

- [**Van stock list**](https://locotap.com/tools/van-stock)

4 Get paid

**What each job made**  This tool

Same step

- [**Invoice maker**](https://locotap.com/tools/invoice-maker)
- [**Money chase**](https://locotap.com/tools/money-chase)

Gets its work

- [**Flat-rate price book**](https://locotap.com/tools/trade-price-book)

**Every step of a job**

1. **01 Before the job**
   - [**Calls to return**](https://locotap.com/tools/calls)
   - [**Missed call guide**](https://locotap.com/tools/missed-calls)
   - [**Hourly rate finder**](https://locotap.com/tools/hourly-rate)
   - [Flat-rate price book](https://locotap.com/tools/trade-price-book): Gets its work
   - [**Estimate & quote builder**](https://locotap.com/tools/estimate-builder)
   - [**Rebate finder**](https://locotap.com/tools/rebate-finder)
2. **02 Agree it**
   - [**Renovation contract**](https://locotap.com/tools/renovation-contract)
3. **03 On the job**
   - [**Jobs**](https://locotap.com/tools/jobs)
   - [**Change order**](https://locotap.com/tools/change-order)
   - [**Job photos**](https://locotap.com/tools/job-photos)
   - [**Before and after photos**](https://locotap.com/tools/before-and-after)
   - [**Billable hours log**](https://locotap.com/tools/hours-log)
   - [Van stock list](https://locotap.com/tools/van-stock): Sends it work
4. **04 Get paid**
   - [**Invoice maker**](https://locotap.com/tools/invoice-maker)
   - [**Money chase**](https://locotap.com/tools/money-chase)
   - **What each job made** This tool
5. **05 After**
   - [**Home profile**](https://locotap.com/tools/home-profile)
   - [**Equipment warranty certificate**](https://locotap.com/tools/warranty-certificate)
   - [**Maintenance plan**](https://locotap.com/tools/maintenance-plan)
   - [**Review reply drafter**](https://locotap.com/tools/review-replies)
   - [**QR code maker**](https://locotap.com/tools/qr-code-maker)
6. **06 Back office**
   - [**Customers**](https://locotap.com/tools/customers)
   - [**Tax set-aside**](https://locotap.com/tools/tax-set-aside)
   - [**13-week cash flow**](https://locotap.com/tools/cash-flow)
   - [**Business card maker**](https://locotap.com/tools/business-cards)
   - [**Job post builder & checker**](https://locotap.com/tools/job-post)

## Questions

**Where do the figures come from?**

The job's own estimate, invoice and hours.

**What's an hour's cost?**

What an hour of work costs you. You type it in once.

**Is it before tax?**

Yes, every figure is before tax.

**What about a callback?**

Its hours count against the job it came back to.

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