Pricing & Profit

Break-Even Jobs Calculator

Find out how many jobs your trade business needs each month to cover its costs and start making money.

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Monthly fixed business costs

Include regular overheads such as insurance, vehicle costs, premises, subscriptions, accounting, marketing, and other monthly expenses.

Average job value

Average direct cost per job

Include costs that increase when you complete a job, such as materials, subcontractors, disposal, and other direct expenses.

Desired monthly income

Enter the amount you would like the business to generate above fixed costs each month.

Working weeks per month

Estimated Results

Contribution per job

900 €

Break-even jobs per month

3.9

Break-even revenue

5.833 €

Jobs needed for income target

8.3

Jobs needed per week

1.9

What this means

Contribution margin

60%

Break-even jobs

3.9

Target monthly revenue

12.500 €

Each average job contributes approximately 900 € towards fixed business costs and profit after the direct job costs entered above.

With monthly fixed costs of 3.500 €, you need approximately 3.9 average jobs each month before those fixed costs are covered.

To also generate your desired monthly income of 4.000 €, the business would need approximately 8.3 jobs per month, or around 1.9 jobs per working week.

Your break-even target looks manageable, provided the business consistently generates enough enquiries and has capacity to complete the required jobs.

This is a simplified planning estimate. Taxes, VAT, finance repayments, irregular costs, seasonal changes, and unexpected expenses may affect the actual break-even point.