Enter monthly fixed costs, gross margin percent, and average job value — break-even revenue and jobs needed solve live.
Rent, insurance, salaries, trucks, office — everything that doesn't move with job volume.
Gross profit ÷ revenue, as a percent.
Your typical contract size.
Break-even revenue
$34,285.71
$ / MO
Bill of materials+0% waste
Monthly break-even revenue
zero-profit floor
Net $12,000.00 ÷ 35% margin · Waste —
Annual break-even revenue
Net monthly × 12 · Waste —
Jobs needed
48 per year
Net at $8,500.00 avg job · Waste —
Cost projection
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Break-even revenue
$34,285.71 /mo
Break-even revenue = monthly fixed costs ÷ gross margin — $12,000 ÷ 35% = $34,286 per month.
Enter monthly fixed costs, gross margin percent, and average job value — break-even revenue and jobs needed solve live.
Fixed costs are everything that doesn't move with job volume: rent, insurance, salaries, trucks, office.
Gross margin is gross profit ÷ revenue — use your historical average, not your best month.
This is revenue planning; pair it with the Jobsite Breakeven tool for daily bid-floor rates.
BE = fixed costs ÷ margin
Break-even revenue = monthly fixed costs / gross margin. With $12,000 in fixed costs and a 35% margin, you need $34,286 per month before the business profits.
Divide monthly fixed costs by gross margin as a decimal - $12,000 / 0.35 = $34,286 per month. The calculator solves this live from your inputs.
Use margin (profit / revenue), not markup (profit / cost) - break-even is revenue-based, so margin is the right input. Mixing them up understates the revenue you need.
Break-even revenue / average job value - $34,286 / $8,500 is about 4 jobs per month. Enter your average ticket and the tool computes the job count for you.
10-20% net margin after overhead is a healthy target. Use your historical average gross margin, not your best month, so the break-even number stays realistic.
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