Free construction labor-pricing tool
Construction Crew Loaded Cost & Bid Rate Calculator
Turn wages into the true cost of putting a crew in the field, then calculate the productive-hour and crew-day bid rates needed to recover overhead and protect margin.
Simple crew builder
Productive-Hour Reality CheckBuild the weekly crew cost
Crew composition
RoleWorkersBase wageBurdenFringe / hrRegular hrsOT hrs
Crew schedule & productivity
Weekly field overhead
Bid strategy
Bid-rate logicBase wage is loaded with the entered burden and fringe. Overtime uses the entered wage multiplier, then burden and fringe are applied. Field overhead is added to weekly labor cost. Productive hours are paid hours × productive utilization × (1 − lost-time allowance). Office overhead and contingency are then added before solving for the bid revenue required to hit the target gross margin.
Crew Cost Waterfall
Simple crew modelHow wage turns into true productive-hour cost
Bid Rate Ladder
From cost recovery to target margin
Productivity sensitivity
Required bid rate as productive utilization changes
| Productive utilization | Productive hours | Cost / productive hour | Break-even bid rate | Target bid rate |
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Advanced crew model
Crew Mix Cost EnginePrice eight labor classifications individually
Labor classifications
RoleWorkersWageBurdenFringe / hrReg hrsOT hrsProductivityPer diem / day
Crew-wide assumptions
Advanced logicEach classification has its own wage, burden, fringe, regular/OT hours, productivity and per diem. Productive hours are calculated by role, which means a lower-productivity high-cost classification can materially change the blended rate even when total crew headcount stays constant. The stress matrix separately scales overtime and productivity to show how the required bid rate moves.
Role Cost Ranking
Highest weekly labor cost firstLoaded cost and productive-hour economics by classification
| Rank | Role | Workers | Reg loaded / hr | OT loaded / hr | Weekly labor cost | Paid hours | Productive hours | Cost / productive hr |
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Advanced Bid Rate Ladder
Rate progression from field cost to target margin
Overtime × productivity stress matrix
Cells show target blended rateRequired bid rate when the crew works longer and produces less
Margin sensitivity
Bid rate at different target gross margins
| Target gross margin | Weekly target revenue | Blended bid rate / productive hr | Crew-day bid | Project gross profit |
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Scope
This tool models cost and pricing; it does not determine wage or payroll obligations
Enter the actual wage, overtime, payroll burden, fringe, insurance, workers' compensation, per diem and other employer costs that apply to the project and workforce. Prevailing-wage, union, tax, overtime and payroll requirements can vary. The calculator does not determine legal wage rates, overtime eligibility, certified payroll obligations or required benefit levels.