Break-even Calculator
How much work you have to sell before the month pays for itself.
- Jobs per month to break even
- 58
- Revenue to break even
- $48,889
- Contribution per job
- $383
- Jobs per working dayAt 21 working days a month.
- 2.7
What this assumes
- Contribution margin is revenue less the costs that vary with each job.
Why this number matters
Break-even is the most useful single number a small business can know, and it is the one most often guessed at. Below it, every job is being subsidised by the last one and a busy month can still lose money. Above it, the contribution from each additional job is genuinely yours, which is why the jobs after break-even are worth far more than the ones before it. Knowing where the line sits changes which work you chase in the last week of the month.
How it is worked out
- Contribution per job = average job value × contribution margin %
- Jobs to break even = monthly fixed costs ÷ contribution per job, rounded up
- Revenue to break even = jobs to break even × average job value
The same formulas run in your browser as you type; nothing you enter is sent anywhere.
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