Set up your hvac contractors pricing
Three things make a price list work: what you charge per job, your base rates, and the rules around them. Here is a complete example for HVAC contractors, with real numbers, ready to load and change.
Base rates
Most HVAC contractors bill by the hour plus materials, so your price list starts here.
Hourly rate
$100
$70–$150 · per hour
Travel beyond your radius
IRS standard mileage rate
$0.76
per mile
Service call
Covers travel and setup, once per job
You set this
flat
Pricing instructions
The rules that are not prices. Write them down once and every quote you send follows them.
- After-hours and emergency billed at $140-400/hr, not the standard rate
- Set a minimum job charge so small jobs stay worth doing
- Weekend and after-hours work at 150%
- Charge travel beyond your normal radius per mile
Sources
Built, not scraped
The hourly rate starts from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage for heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers ($29.33/hr), plus employer payroll and benefit costs (×1.44), plus typical overhead and profit.
What these numbers are not
Calibrated to your city, your equipment or your reputation — and nobody working in HVAC contractor work has reviewed them. Treat every figure here as a starting point to argue with, not a recommendation.
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