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Handmade Labor Rate Price Calculator

Calculate a handmade item price from labor hours, target hourly rate, materials, overhead, fees and margin.

Price a handmade item from labor time, target hourly pay, material cost, overhead and target profit.

Enter maker time and cost

Hands-on labor time (hours)Target labor rate ($/hour)Materials per item ($)Target profit margin (%)

Advanced overhead and fees

Packaging per item ($)Overhead allocation ($)Selling fee (%)Waste allowance (%)

Price stack

Formula: price = loaded cost / (1 - target margin - selling fee rate).

For beginners: how to read this result

Pay yourself firstLabor rate converts maker time into a real cost, not leftover profit.

Margin is on priceA 25% margin means profit is 25% of selling price.

Overhead belongs hereTools, utilities and workspace can be allocated as a per-item cost.

Handmade pricing needs to pay for time as well as materials. This calculator starts with hands-on labor, adds materials and overhead, then solves for a selling price that can still cover fees and target profit margin.

How to use it

Enter the real labor time for one item or one item from a batch. Use the advanced fields for packaging, overhead, selling fees and material waste. All values are in USD.

What is excluded

The calculator does not set brand strategy, wholesale terms, local taxes or shipping charged separately to the buyer.