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Project Quote & Margin Calculator

Estimate your delivery costs and calculate a client quote that includes a contingency allowance and your target profit margin.

Total estimated hours for the project.

Your cost to deliver each hour, not your client rate.

Allowance for uncertainty or unexpected work.

Margin is profit divided by the final quote price.

Suggested project quote

$1100.00

Estimated total cost

$880.00

Estimated profit

$220.00

Profit margin

$20.00%

Markup on cost

$25.00%

View cost breakdown

Labor cost: $700.00

Other direct costs: $100.00

Contingency allowance: $80.00

Cost before contingency: $800.00

How it works

Labor cost is hours multiplied by internal hourly cost. Other direct costs are added, then the contingency percentage is applied to those costs. The quote price is total estimated cost divided by (1 − target margin). For example, a $1,000 cost with a 20% target margin requires a $1,250 quote, not $1,200.

This is a planning estimate. Consider taxes, payment fees, overhead, scope changes, and local pricing conditions separately where relevant.