Punch in a job's price, labor, and materials and instantly see your profit, margin %, and markup %. Free, no signup, and it all runs right here in your browser — nothing is sent anywhere.
Enter what you charge and what the job costs you. Results update as you type.
Enter a job price to see your profit.
They both come from the same dollar of profit, but they measure it against different things. Mixing them up is one of the most common pricing mistakes in the trades.
Margin is profit as a slice of the price you charge. A 30% margin means 30 cents of every dollar the customer pays is profit. It's the number that tells you how healthy the job is.
Markup is profit as a slice of your cost. It's how much you add on top of what the job costs you. Because cost is smaller than price, markup is always a bigger percentage than margin.
Quick gut check: a 50% markup on cost is only a 33.3% margin on price. If you price by "adding 20%," you're talking markup — and your true margin is lower than you think. This calculator shows both so you can price on purpose.
Stop re-keying jobs into a calculator. Claver's job costing tracks labor, materials, and overhead against every job, so it shows live profit, margin, and markup on each quote and invoice — no spreadsheet required.
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