Tool 03 · Tier S
≈ 1 min
Are you charging enough?
The minimum hourly rate your numbers actually need.
Most tradies pick a rate that 'sounds about right.' This works it out from the back — your take-home, overheads, billable hours and margin.
Your numbers
Be honest. Garbage in, garbage out. All AUD, annual where applicable.
Overheads = insurance, vehicle, fuel, tools, software, accountant, marketing, phone — anything you'd lose if you stopped trading.
We'll send you your rate breakdown and a free pricing guide for Australian tradies.
Your minimum rate
$184.29/hr
That's the rate that covers your take-home, super, tax and overheads — plus a 15% margin.
Breakeven rate$160.25/hr
Annual revenue needed$254,314
Real billable hours / yr1,380
Weeks worked / yr46
×You're charging $94.29/hr below what your numbers need. That's $130,114 a year.
Worried customers will baulk at the new rate?
Most won't. The ones who do weren't profitable anyway. We help tradies reposition their brand so the right rate looks fair.