Strategic pricing calculators for service businesses. Set minimum prices that ensure profitability, build tiered package pricing, calculate rush fee premiums, and determine safe discount levels. Stop leaving money on the table with pricing that's too low or losing deals with prices too high.
Calculate your minimum hourly rate and per-job price to cover overhead, salary, and profit margin.
Build profitable 3-tier Good-Better-Best pricing packages with add-ons and expected blended margins.
Calculate fair rush fees and after-hours pricing based on inconvenience, schedule disruption, and risk.
Calculate the minimum price you should ever charge
Build tiered packages that upsell naturally
Set rush fees that compensate for inconvenience
Price travel and mileage charges fairly
Understand how much discount you can safely offer
Stop underpricing your services
Your minimum price should cover: your hourly rate × minimum time + travel costs + transaction costs + overhead allocation. For most service businesses, this is $75-150 even for 15-minute jobs.
Start with your base service, add valuable extras for a "better" tier (20-40% higher), and create a premium "best" tier with everything (50-100% higher). Most customers choose the middle tier.
Rush work typically commands 1.5-2x normal rates. Factor in schedule disruption, overtime, and opportunity cost of bumped work. Our calculator helps you set premiums that make rush work worth it.
Yes, but only if the discount drives enough additional volume. A 20% discount requires 33% more sales to break even. Our calculator shows your safe discount limit based on your margins.
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