The Work

Trade

Hours of This Trade per Year

Billable hours you would hand to a sub or a crew this year.

Expected Growth Next Year %

Subcontract

Sub Bid Rate ($/hour equivalent)

Convert fixed bids to hours: bid amount / hours in the job.

Your Markup on Sub Work %

What you add when you bill the customer.

Your Hours Managing Subs per 100 Sub Hours

Your Hourly Value

In-House Crew

Crew Size

Average Wage ($/hour)

Burden % (taxes, comp, benefits)

Paid Hours per Person per Year

Billable Utilization %

Share of paid hours actually on billable work. Drive time, shop time, callbacks, and slow weeks are the rest.

Truck per Year (payment, insurance, fuel, maintenance)

Tools, Equipment & Training per Year

Supervision Hours per Year

Your or a foreman's time running this crew.

Your Markup on Crew Labor %

What you bill over loaded crew cost.

Cost per Billable Hour

Annual Advantage at Your Volume

Sub: Cost per Billable Hour

bid plus your management time

Crew: Cost per Billable Hour

Crew Billable Capacity / yr

Break-Even Hours per Year

hiring wins above this

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Annual Comparison at Current Volume

Per Year	Subcontract	In-House Crew

By Volume

Hours / yr	Sub Cost	Crew Cost	Crew Utilization	Better

Subcontractor vs. In-House Crew