TheLocalPlumber
It sounds as if you do not know your costs of doing business in the state of Washington.
Every company is different, here in Southern California we have 1.) labor (the cost we pay our plumber + a 44% labor burden to cover taxes, benefits) so a 50.00 plumber is actually 94.00 expense to the company.
2.) material ( the cost to us of material + a mark up)
3.)overhead ( currently running at 55% of thr gross sale) and profit ( always double digit currently at 15%). If you forget any of these stay home today.
It sounds as if you miss a couple of these on every job if you are using a number like 60.00.
If we use one hour without any material ( as a sewer job rodding may be) Our charges have to be a minimum of 94.00 + overhead markup of 52.00 + profit 15% of total sale= 146.00 + 21.00= 167.00 an hour.
Hey dont take my word for it get your self a program to see for your self. Look up numbers crunchers or Ellen Rohr and start making money.
Bill
The Local Plumber
Tustin, California
