KNOW WHAT YOU KEEP
See what a quote actually earns after labor, job costs, overhead, and payment fees.
Estimating software can turn job details into quotes, schedule the work, collect payments and keep customer records in one place.
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Deduct every cost attributable to the work and the fee charged on the customer payment. This is job-level profit before income tax and any costs you did not allocate. Include owner labor to avoid treating your time as free.
Margin divides profit by revenue. Markup divides profit by cost. Here, both use profit after payment processing, while the markup denominator is job cost before processing. A $450 quote with $300 cost and no fees produces 33.3% margin and 50% markup.