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Pressure Washing Price Calculator
Quote driveways, house washes, roofs, decks and storefronts from your own numbers: break-even rate, target rate and a job quote with drive time and self-employment tax counted. Free, no sign-up.
- Your time on site$0
- Drive time (0 each)$0
- Vehicle$0
- Supplies$0
- Price floor, zero profit$0
How it works
Most owners price a driveway by what the last company charged. That misses the hours nobody pays for (driving, quoting, rain days), the equipment that wears out, and self-employment tax.
This calculator grosses your take-home up for self-employment tax (15.3% on 92.35% of profit) and your income tax estimate, adds a year of business costs, and spreads the total over the hours customers actually pay for. That is your break-even rate; your margin on top gives the target rate.
A job's price floor is your crew's time on site and drive time at the break-even rate, plus vehicle cost per mile and supplies. The quote adds your margin and rounds up to the next $5.
A worked example
A $55,000 take-home goal with a 12% income tax estimate needs $74,455 of profit before tax. Add $9,060 a year of business costs and you need $83,515 of revenue. At 44 weeks of 45 hours with 65% paid, that is 1,287 paid hours: a break-even rate of $64.89 and a target of $76.34 with a 15% margin. Pay divided by all hours would say $27.78. A 2-car concrete driveway (1.5 hours on site, a 20-mile round trip, $12 of supplies) has a $167.80 price floor and quotes at $200, so a $100 driveway price falls $67.80 short.
Price every job at once
The Pressure Washing Pricing Calculator workbook uses this same maths for Excel and Google Sheets: 15 example jobs from driveways to drive-thru lanes, a quote builder, a printable price sheet and a job tracker. $2.99, instant download.
Questions
How much should I charge to pressure wash a driveway?
It depends on your pay goal, costs and travel. With the example numbers a 2-car concrete driveway needs $200 to pay its share; enter your own numbers to see yours.
Should I price by the square foot or by the hour?
Square-foot prices hide how long a job takes you. This calculator prices from time, crew, supplies and travel; for square-foot pricing, enter the hours a job of that size takes you.
Does it handle two-person jobs?
Yes. Set people on the job to 2 and both people's time on site and drive time are counted.
Is this tax advice?
No. It is a planning estimate. Ask your tax preparer for your real income tax rate.