Operations / labor economics

What can this shop actually afford to pay?

Separate the labor rate customers see from the technician compensation the business can sustainably carry. Start with saved sold hours, then edit every assumption until the result reflects the shop you are running now.

No parts revenue included
All money stays in cents
Owner-editable assumptions
Build the estimate
Use the numbers you trust
Saved daily entries can seed sold labor hours only. The shop still owns the financial assumptions.
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Customer charge

Start with the posted labor rate

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The hourly labor price you charge customers, excluding parts sales. No saved value is available.

Shop economics

Fund the month before payroll

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Fixed and operating costs the labor pool must cover. No saved value is available.

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The hours customers are expected to buy this month. No saved value is available.

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The amount you want left after expenses and loaded payroll. No saved value is available.

Add employer payroll taxes and benefits on top of technician take-home pay.

Technician roster

Model each technician separately

Enter take-home compensation and expected sold hours for each technician. A blank value stays blank and keeps roster totals unavailable.

Technician 1

Both compensation and hours are needed for guidance.

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Take-home pay before the employer burden.

Compare the roster total with the shop sold-hours assumption.

Decision readout
Your answer will land here
Enter the customer charge, monthly costs, sold hours, and the cushion you want to protect. The readout keeps technician pay separate from the rate customers see.

The calculator will show the work.

You will see the overhead rate, loaded payroll pool, technician pay ceiling, and the exact profit cushion preserved by the estimate.

Missing fields stay missing. No industry benchmark is quietly substituted.