Unit Price Estimator Calculator

Cost per unit from labor, material, equipment, and overhead.

Labor Hours / Unit

Burdened Labor Rate ($/hr)

Material Cost / Unit ($)

Equipment Cost / Unit ($)

Subcontractor Cost / Unit ($)

Overhead (%)

Profit (%)

Total Quantity

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Bid Unit Price ($)

$83.16

≈ 6 movie tickets

Total Bid Amount ($)

$8,316.00

≈ 8 smartphones

Labor / Unit ($)$32.50

Direct Cost / Unit ($)$67.50

Overhead / Unit ($)$8.10

Profit / Unit ($)$7.56

Total Direct Cost ($)$6,750.00

Labor % of Direct48.1%

Material % of Direct37%

Equipment % of Direct14.8%

Combined Markup (%)23.2%

How to Use This Calculator

Enter the labor hours per unit and burdened labor rate per hour for this work item.
Enter the material cost per unit including delivery and waste, and the equipment cost allocated per unit.
Enter any subcontractor cost per unit if that portion of work is subcontracted.
Set the overhead percentage (combined job-site and home office, typically 8–18%) and profit percentage.
Enter the total quantity for this line item.
Read the fully loaded bid unit price and total bid amount for the line item, plus labor/material/equipment breakdown percentages.

How the result changes with Labor Hours / Unit

Labor Hours / Unit: Worker-hours required per unit of work.
Burdened Labor Rate ($/hr): Fully burdened labor rate including wages, taxes, insurance, and benefits.
Material Cost / Unit ($): Material cost per unit including delivery and waste.
Equipment Cost / Unit ($): Equipment ownership or rental cost allocated per unit.
Subcontractor Cost / Unit ($): Subcontractor cost per unit (if applicable).
Overhead (%): Combined job-site and home office overhead percentage (typically 8–18%).
Profit (%): Target profit percentage (typically 5–15%).
Total Quantity: Total number of units for this line item.

Labor / Unit ($): Labor cost component per unit.
Direct Cost / Unit ($): Sum of labor, material, equipment, and sub per unit.
Overhead / Unit ($): Overhead allocated per unit.
Profit / Unit ($): Profit per unit.
Bid Unit Price ($): Fully loaded bid price per unit including overhead and profit.
Total Direct Cost ($): Direct cost for the entire quantity.
Total Bid Amount ($): Total bid line item amount (unit price x quantity).
Labor % of Direct: Labor as a percentage of direct costs.
Material % of Direct: Material as a percentage of direct costs.
Equipment % of Direct: Equipment as a percentage of direct costs.
Combined Markup (%): Total markup (overhead + profit) as a percentage of direct costs.

Identify Input Parameters
4 parameters
Labor Hours / Unit = 0.5, Burdened Labor Rate ($/hr) = 65, Material Cost / Unit ($) = 25, Equipment Cost / Unit ($) = 10 = 8 input(s) provided
Calculate Bid Unit Price
Bid Unit Price = costPerUnit + profitPerUnit
83.16 = $83.16
Calculate Total Bid Amount
Total Bid Amount = bidUnitPrice * totalQuantity
8316 = $8,316
Calculate Labor / Unit
Labor / Unit = laborHoursPerUnit * laborRate
32.5 = $32.5
Calculate Direct Cost / Unit
Direct Cost / Unit = laborCostPerUnit + materialCostPerUnit + equipmentCostPerUnit + subcontractor...
67.5 = $67.5