Cleaning businesses must account for supplies, travel time between jobs, insurance, and labor. Set hourly or per-job rates that ensure profitability.
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How many items do you expect to sell each month?
💡 Why needed? Fixed costs (Rent/Labor) must be split by each item. Lower sales = Higher cost per item. We need this to calculate your min break-even price.
Percentage of items that are wasted or unsold.
✅ Price is above break-even $18.35. You are making profit!
How much will you charge for one item?
Net Profit
$3325
per month
Margin
26.6%
profit margin
Break-Even
312
units/month
✓ Margin Detected: Your 26.6% profit margin is healthy for the cafe industry. You need to sell 312 units to break even, currently projecting 500 units.
Required Volume Growth ≥17% to break even
Current Expectation: 30% ✅
House cleaning is priced hourly ($25–50/hr per cleaner) or per job, and the silent cost is unpaid travel between houses. Supplies are cheap, but insurance, fuel, and time spent driving and quoting eat into a busy day. Most solo cleaners and small crews target a few jobs a day; price per job from estimated hours so you aren't squeezed by the homes that take longer than expected.
Driving and setup between homes is unpaid time that can consume an hour or more a day. Build it into per-job pricing or set a service radius.
A studio and a five-bedroom take wildly different time. Price from estimated hours or square footage, not a single flat fee.
First-time and deep cleans take 1.5–2× longer. Charging the recurring rate for them means working extra for free.
Liability insurance, bonding and supplies are real overhead. Bury them and your hourly rate is lower than it looks.
Once your pricing works, these are the tools small operators use to take payments, keep books, and market.
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Solo cleaners commonly charge $25–50/hr per person, with a standard home running $100–200 per visit. Estimate the hours a home needs and price the job from that. The calculator above turns your hours and costs into a rate.
Per-job pricing protects you once you know how long homes take and rewards efficiency. Hourly is safer when a home's condition is unknown. Many cleaners quote per job after an initial walkthrough.
Deep and first-time cleans take 1.5–2× the time of a recurring clean, so price them accordingly. Quoting them at the maintenance rate is a common way to lose money on new clients.
Estimate daily drive time and fuel and fold it into each job's price, or set a service radius with a fee beyond it. Unbilled travel can quietly eat an hour or more of every day.
Yes. Liability insurance and bonding are expected and protect your business. Spread the monthly cost across your jobs so your effective hourly rate stays where you think it is.
Many small business owners use the "3x material cost" rule or simply match competitor prices. The problem? This ignores your unique cost structure. Your rent might be higher, your waste rate different, or your labor costs vary by location. This calculator reveals your true break-even point and ensures sustainable pricing.
Download a clean, shareable PDF of your pricing breakdown — cost structure, break-even point, and profit scenarios — completely free, with no sign-up. Useful for partners, lenders, or your own records.