Estimate only — not a licensed bid, appraisal, or tax advice. Numbers stay in your browser.
Bid worksheet
Electrical contractor hourly rate: price the hour that covers the van and the license
Electrical work carries tools, insurance, and callback risk. Enter your income target, overhead, and billable hours to get a required rate — not a scraped “rates near me” list.
Line-item workbenchLive calc
Bid stack
- Required rate
- $108.00/hr
- Market / average
- $90.00/hr
- Gap (market − required)
- -$18.00/hr
Market rate is below your required floor.
Common questions
Market rates vary; this page calculates your floor.
Use a blended loaded rate or run two scenarios.
Usually yes — see electrical material markup.
No — planning only.