Break-Even Hourly Rate Calculator
Most shops set their hourly rate by looking at the shop down the street. Your real floor is your loaded wage plus overhead spread over the hours you actually bill — not the hours your techs are on the clock.
Loaded wage
$36.40
Overhead per billable hour
$43.85
Break-even rate
$80.25
Rate at 60% margin
$200.62
If your flat-rate book was built on a lower hourly number than this, every task in it is underpriced. Run your book through the Margin Leak Finder to see the damage.