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How much should you charge for snow plowing?

Price each visit from what it costs you: plowing time, the drive between properties, salt, truck costs and your share of overhead. Add the margin you want, and the calculator gives you a price per visit.

Average drive from the previous stop.

Wage plus payroll costs.

Fuel and wear for the drive to this customer.

Insurance, phone, software, equipment payments and other fixed costs.

Your overhead is spread across these. Use your average across the year.

The share of the price you keep after costs. 30% of a $100 visit is $30.

$78 per visit

Cost per visit: $51 · Profit per visit: $27

Wages $18 · Salt and ice melt per visit $15 · Vehicle $8 · Overhead $10

That's $133 for each hour the job takes, including the drive.

Driving to this customer is 29% of the job's time and costs you $13 a visit. See what driving costs across all your routes

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What goes into a snow removal price

Snow work is priced per push, per event or for the season. Start with the cost of one visit, which this calculator works out, and build the others from it: a seasonal price is the visit price times the visits you expect in a typical winter, with something extra for heavy years.

How this calculator works

It adds up the cost of one visit: wages for everyone on the job for the time on site and the drive, materials, vehicle cost, and your monthly overhead divided by your visits each month. Then it sets the price so that your chosen margin is left after those costs: price = cost ÷ (1 − margin). The monthly and yearly figures multiply the price by the visits in that period.

Why the drive belongs in the price

Customers don't see the drive, but you pay for it on every visit. If your stops are spread out or in a poor order, the same price earns you less. Shorter drives lower the cost of every visit without changing what the customer pays.

Questions

Per push or seasonal contract?
Per-push pricing pays you for every visit; a seasonal contract gives you steady income but you carry the risk of a heavy winter. Price a visit here, then multiply by your expected visits to set a seasonal price.
Where does salt go?
In salt and ice melt per visit. If you salt separately from plowing, run the calculator once for each service.
What do other snow removal companies charge?
It varies a lot by area. This calculator starts from your own costs so every price covers them. Compare the result with local quotes before you set your rates.

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