The Anonymous Tradie Pricing Calculator
The maths that most tradies never do. Now done for you.
The Anonymous Tradie Pricing Calculator is the companion tool to the Pricing Guide. You don't need the guide to use it — but together they're the complete system.
Five tabs. No accounting degree required. Just enter your numbers and it does the rest.
WHAT'S INSIDE
Tab 1 — Overhead Calculator What does it actually cost you just to show up every day? Enter your real expenses and it calculates your overhead rate per billable hour. This is your floor — the number every quote needs to start from.
Tab 2 — Hourly Rate Builder Two scenarios side by side — sole trader vs tax-optimised company structure. Enter your desired take-home, your overhead rate, your profit margin target and it spits out your minimum hourly rate. No guesswork.
Tab 3 — Employee True Cost Calculator Enter the wage you agreed to pay. It shows you what that employee actually costs per productive hour — including super, WorkCover, annual leave and public holidays. Most tradies are surprised by the gap.
Tab 4 — Quote Profitability Checker Fill in your quoted figures before the job. Enter actuals when it's done. See exactly where the money went. Run this on every job and over time you'll know exactly where your estimates are consistently off.
Tab 5 — Pre-Quote Checklist Every question you need to answer before a quote goes out the door. Blue cells are your inputs. Yellow cells calculate automatically.
WHO THIS IS FOR
Tradies who want the numbers done properly without spending hours in a spreadsheet.
Anyone going out on their own who wants to know their real hourly rate before they quote their first job.
Tradies already operating who suspect they've been undercharging and want to find out by how much.
WHO THIS IS NOT FOR
Anyone looking for a shortcut that skips the thinking. You still need to enter your real numbers — the tool does the maths, not the work.