Electrical Estimator Calculator: How to Price Any Job
Electrical estimator calculator for solo electricians: takeoff, labor units, markup, permits, overhead, margin, plus a worked 200A panel upgrade. Try it free.
A 2026 guide to estimating electrical jobs from cost up instead of from memory. It walks through the takeoff, labor units with difficulty factors for finished walls and plaster, pricing materials at current supply house cost with tiered markup, permits and utility coordination time, calculating an overhead rate per billable hour, and applying profit as margin rather than markup.
It lays out a six-block spreadsheet calculator any solo electrician can build in an afternoon, then prices a full 200 amp residential panel upgrade line by line, compares the result to a typical gut number, and lists the estimating mistakes that quietly cost small electrical shops thousands a year..