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

Total Bid Amount ($)

$8,316

Labor / Unit ($)$32.5

Direct Cost / Unit ($)$67.5

Overhead / Unit ($)$8.1

Profit / Unit ($)$7.56

Total Direct Cost ($)$6,750

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.

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