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Project Margin Calculator
For project-based work — labor + variable costs, priced together.
Team Rates
Internal $/hr per role. Used by the labor table below.
Labor
Tasks, assigned role, and budgeted hours.
TaskRoleHoursCost
Labor total$0
Leadership allocation
of labor cost
$0
Variable / Direct Costs
Costs that don't scale with your team's hours.
CategoryDescriptionCost
Variable cost total$0
Markup & Bid
Markup% and margin% are not the same number — both are shown so you're never guessing.
ⓘ Floor = 2x cost (100% markup) → 50% margin. Norm = 3x cost (200% markup) → 67% margin. Both editable below.
Low bid
$0
Target bid
$0
Your bid — 3.00x cost$0
Profitability Summary
Total cost
$0
Bid
$0
Markup
0%
Margin
0%
On target — target band 50–75%
Remaining margin covers overhead, taxes, and reinvestment — not yet net profit.
Created by Le Chéile · Strategic & Financial Consulting for Creative Agencies