Free Job Cost Calculator for
General Contractors

Set your rates. Pick a job. See what it really costs and what to charge.

Emailed estimates, built from your real costs.

1 Your rates
Your hourly wage per trade shown in CAD/USD. Burden and markup are added below.
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Payroll taxes, workers’ comp, insurance & benefits on top of wages, added to your labor cost
Most contractors land between 20% and 40%.

Starting rates are 2025 median hourly wages from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS tables and Canada’s Job Bank / Open Government wage data. Adjust rates to match your true cost.

2 Your job
Pick one or more. Selected jobs combine into one estimate.

Job templates are pre-populated with directional estimates only. Confirm every quantity and price with your trades and suppliers before you bid. TradesMetrics provides this calculator as a planning tool only and accepts no liability for estimates or decisions made based on the tool.

3 Your markups
4 Your estimate
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Add, remove or adjust line items above, then review your totals.