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Bid worksheet
General contractor markup: price the job, then check the margin
GCs talk markup in the field and margin with the bookkeeper. This page prices from cost + markup, shows the margin that markup actually produces, and gives rough residential context — not a market survey.
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Bid stack
- Direct cost
- $10,000.00
- Profit
- $2,500.00
- Bid
- $12,500.00
Markup 25.0% · Margin 20.0%
Common questions
Many residential GCs land roughly 15–25% on direct cost; specialty and risk push higher.
Often different rates — use the subcontractor and material markup pages for splits.
Sometimes people say markup when they mean OH+profit combined. Separate them if you can.
The math works; ranges and risk differ — enter your own %.