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Profit Per Job Calculator

Know your true net profit on every repair order — after everything is accounted for.

Revenue

Labor Sales ($)

Parts Sales ($)

Sublet / Other ($)

Cost of Goods

Parts Cost ($)

Technician Labor Cost ($)

Overhead Allocation

Monthly Overhead ($)

ROs / Month

Total Revenue

Gross Profit

Net Profit / Job

Net Margin %

OH per RO

Parts GP%

Labor GP%

Why Profit Per Job Changes Everything

Revenue is vanity. Profit is sanity. A shop doing $150K/month can be less profitable than one doing $100K if costs aren't managed. This calculator shows you the truth about each job.

Net Margin Benchmarks

Below 10%: Thin margins — one bad month can mean a loss. Review overhead and pricing.
10–15%: Healthy range for many general repair shops.
15–20%: Strong performance with well-managed costs and good pricing.
Above 20%: Elite shops with tight cost control and high ARO.

Where Profit Leaks

Parts margin: Target 50%+ GP on parts. Below 45% means matrix pricing needs work.
Labor margin: Target 65%+ GP on labor. Below 60% means pricing or loaded labor cost is off.
Overhead creep: Rent, insurance, subscriptions — review quarterly.

Benchmarks referenced from leading automotive coaching groups including ATI, Elite Worldwide, Transformers Institute, Shop Fix Academy, 180BIZ, DRIVE, and the Institute for Automotive Business Excellence.

See profit per job in your dashboard

PULSE calculates profit per job, GP margins, and overhead allocation automatically from your shop management data.

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