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Car detailing pricing calculator & quote tool

Price mobile or shop detailing work from your time and costs. Then create a service menu or a customer quote that lists the work included.

Example price$238 minimum price
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Example job costs. Replace these values with the time and costs for your service.

Job inputs

USD
Time with your hands on the vehicle. Must be above 0.
Setup, teardown, messages, and travel time you also want paid. Enter 0 to exclude it.
What you want to earn for each hour of work, before tax.
Overhead means costs such as insurance, phone, and storage. Divide your monthly total by monthly jobs. Enter 0 to leave it out.
Extra amount you charge for add-on services. Include their hours in the hours fields.
Enter 0 to 99.

Your minimum price$238

This is your price floor: the minimum that covers your entered costs and pay target. The exact amount is $237.11, rounded up to the next dollar. It is not a market price. A lower price would miss at least one entered cost or pay target.

What your price covers
  • Your pay$200.00
  • Materials and travel$30.00
  • Card fee$7.11
  • Rounding up$0.89
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Labor target$200.004 paid hours × $50.00
Direct costs$30.00Materials plus travel
Overhead share$0.00Fixed costs assigned to this job
Add-on charge$0.00Extra services you entered
Card fee at the floor$7.113% of the price floor
Hourly at the floor$50.00Equals your entered hourly floor

For a larger or dirtier vehicle, enter more hours. The tool does not adjust for condition, discounts, or tax. Inspect the car and agree on the work before you give a final quote.

From job costs to a clear price

Add hands-on time and support time, multiply by your hourly pay target, then add materials, travel, overhead, and any add-on charge. Divide that subtotal by one minus the payment fee rate.

For mobile detailing, add drive, setup, and teardown time to support hours. Put the fuel and vehicle cost of the trip in the travel allowance.

A worked example

Four total hours at $50 per hour, $18 in materials, $12 in travel, and a 3% card fee give a $237.11 minimum price. Rounded up, that is $238 before tax. These are example inputs, not market rates.

A menu lists the services customers can choose. A quote lists the work and price for one customer. Confirm the vehicle condition and any applicable tax before agreeing a final price.

Need one list with car, SUV, and truck prices to post or print? Use the price list maker.

After the job, bill the same services with the invoice and receipt maker. It adds any work the customer approved during the job, records the deposit, and shows the balance due.