Most contractors underprice because they’ve never done the math on what they truly need to earn per hour — after tools, truck, taxes, and time off. The rate check does that math for you, so you can quote from a number you trust.

Run the rate check

Open the rate check
Answer a few plain questions — what you want to take home, roughly how many billable hours you work, your costs. Lever turns that into the hourly rate you need to charge.
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Rate check
Take-home goal$85,000 / yr
Billable hours~1,200 / yr
Costs & overhead$22,000 / yr
Charge at least$89/hr
Use it in your quotes
Save the rate and let it anchor your pricing. When a quote’s labor line feels low, you’ll know — because you know your real number.

Why it matters

Your real rate is almost always higher than the number in your head — because the hours you don’t bill (driving, quoting, admin) still have to be paid for by the hours you do. Charging your true rate isn’t greedy; it’s staying in business.