For garage owners · Costing

Garage Labour Rate Calculator

Find the right hourly rate for your workshop. Cover your costs, hit your profit target, and stay competitive in your market.

Rent or lease

€

Staff salaries (all-in)

€

Utilities (power, water, internet)

€

Other costs (tools, software, marketing)

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Number of technicians

Productive hours per day

Target profit margin 25%

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Recommended hourly rate

77,41 €/hr

Break-even: 61,93 €/hr · 25% margin built in

Total monthly fixed costs21.800 €

Productive hours / month (2 techs × 8 hrs × 22 days)352 hrs

Target monthly revenue (labour only)27.250 €

This covers labour rate only. Parts margin, accessories, and walk-in services typically add another 30–50% to total revenue.

Make sure you don’t under-price

A technician at 8 hrs/day rarely bills 8. Realistic productive hours are 5–6.5 — the rest is admin, downtime, parts wait, customer chat.

If you don’t pay yourself, your “profit” isn’t profit. Always include your own draw under salaries.

Survey 5 competitors’ rates. Land 5–10% above the average — then deliver visibly faster turnaround and digital invoices to justify it.

Autodots logs technician time per job — compare actual vs estimated hours and refine your rate.

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