Job Costing Sheet

There are, and some are fine. The difference is what has been checked. This file was built from scratch, then every formula in it was recalculated by a separate checker that compares each result against an independently worked-out answer — 67 of them here. A template that looks right and totals wrong is worse than no template at all, and that is the usual failing of one downloaded from a search result.

It also opens with sample rows already filled in, so you can see every formula working before you touch it, and it is set up to print without fighting the page setup. No email wall, no signup, no watermark, and you can use it commercially.

Pricing a job on gut feel is how contractors end up working for nothing. This Excel job costing sheet lists every labour, materials, subcontractor and plant cost, applies your markup to each line and shows the profit and margin as you build the price.

It then adds your overhead recovery and contingency to show the true cost of the job, the true profit after overheads and the lowest price you can accept without losing money.

Enter what the job costs you and the markup you want. The charge and the margin follow. The summary shows the price you cannot go below.

The file opens with sample rows so you can see every formula working before you change anything. Type your own figures over them. When you need more rows, insert them inside the existing block rather than underneath it, so the totals keep covering every row.

Shaded, boxed cells below the table are settings the formulas read from. Change those first — every row that depends on them updates at once.