What do you need to charge per hour to cover wages, taxes, overhead, and still hit your profit target? Enter your numbers and find your floor rate.
Crew Wages
Including foreman
Average across crew
Covers employer payroll taxes, workers comp, health, liability — typically 25–35%
Schedule & Overhead
Hours per week this crew is actually generating revenue
This crew's share of rent, insurance, trucks, admin (leave blank to skip)
Profit Target
Profit after covering all labor and overhead — 20–30% is typical for landscaping
Recommended Billable Rate
$75.09/hr
To cover all costs and hit 25.0% profit
Rate Breakdown
Loaded Labor Cost
2 workers × $$28.16/hr loaded
$56.32/hr
Break-Even Rate
Minimum to cover costs
$56.32/hr
Recommended Rate
Includes 25.0% profit margin
$75.09/hr
Annual Projections
Billable Hours / Year
2,000 hrs
40 hrs/wk × 50 weeks
Annual Labor Cost
$112,640
Wages + burden
Annual Revenue
$150,187
Annual Profit
$37,547
Ledge does this automatically
Ledge tracks your actual labor cost per job — including real-time hours logged from the field — and compares it against your estimate. You'll know the moment a job is over budget, not after payroll closes.
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