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Cleaning bid calculator

Price a building from its areas, your production rates, your labor cost, and your margin. The math is shown, so you can check every number.

01 / Define the space02 / Set your costs03 / Review the estimate
1. The areas you clean

Production rates are examples to show the math. Replace them with rates from your own crews.

2. Schedule and costs

Every starting value on this page is an example. Replace them all with your own numbers.

How the math works

  1. 1

    Hours per visit. For each area, square feet ÷ production rate, times the soil factor. Add up the areas.

  2. 2

    Monthly hours. Hours per visit × visits per week × 4.33 (52 weeks ÷ 12 months).

  3. 3

    Monthly cost. Monthly hours × loaded labor cost, plus supplies and overhead as a percent of labor.

  4. 4

    Monthly price. Monthly cost ÷ (1 − margin). A 20% margin divides cost by 0.8.

The rates you put in matter more than anything else on this page, so time your own crews.

Questions about the calculator

Are the example production rates industry standards?

No. They are round numbers to show how the math works. Real rates depend on the building, the equipment, the crew, and the scope. Time a few of your own crews on each area type and use those numbers.

What goes into the labor cost per hour?

Use your loaded cost: the hourly wage plus payroll taxes, workers' compensation, benefits, and paid time off. If you pay a subcontractor, use what you pay them per hour of work.

Why multiply visits per week by 4.33?

A year has 52 weeks and 12 months, so a month averages 52 ÷ 12, about 4.33 weeks. Billing on that average keeps each monthly invoice the same even though months have different numbers of days.

What's the difference between margin and markup?

Margin is profit as a share of the price. Markup is profit as a share of the cost. A 20% margin means dividing cost by 0.8, which is a 25% markup. This calculator uses margin.

Does anything I enter get saved or sent anywhere?

No. The calculator runs entirely in your browser. Nothing you type leaves the page.

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The printed summary uses your current inputs and results. Example rates are not a quote or an industry standard.