Free hourly rate calculator for car repair shops
The right hourly rate is the foundation of every profitable auto repair shop. If it's too low, you're giving away valuable profit and won't be able to cover your costs. If it's too high, you'll scare away customers and lose out to the competition. But how do you find the sweet spot?
Many garage owners rely on their gut feeling or look to the competition for guidance. However, a sustainably successful business is based on solid figures. With our free hourly rate calculator for automotive garages, you can quickly and easily determine the minimum hourly rate you need to charge to cover all costs and achieve your desired profit.
With our free calculator, you can quickly and easily determine the net hourly rate you need to set to cover all costs and achieve your desired profit.
Your individual hourly rate calculator
1. Enter your details
2. Your result (net)
Minimum revenue through work
This revenue must be generated monthly through the work performance of your employees.
Minimum hourly rate (net)
This amount must be invoiced net per productive hour.
Understanding and using the results
The calculated minimum hourly rate is the net amount you need to earn per billable hour. Remember to add VAT to this amount to arrive at your gross rate for the client.
Important: This is the absolute minimum to achieve your goals. A buffer for unforeseen expenses or investments is always advisable.
The next step: From calculation to optimization
A computer is an excellent tool for planning. In the daily workshop routine, however, it's crucial to actually achieve the calculated goals. The biggest challenge is often capacity utilization : Unproductive time spent waiting for parts, inefficient scheduling, or a lack of information dramatically reduces your profit.
This is precisely where modern workshop software like CATAMA in. It helps you with:
- Maximize your employees' workload with a digital planning board.
- To accurately record working hours and assign them directly.
- To keep track of all costs and revenues in real time.
- To create professional invoices with correctly itemized labor and parts values.
Stop estimating and start controlling. Discover how CATAMA can make your workshop more profitable.
