ESTIMATE VS. ACTUAL · JOB COST · PROFIT

Painting Job Cost & Profit Review

Compare the original estimate with final job revenue, actual labor hours, and actual job costs to review profit, margin, and the variances that matter on the next estimate.

Job & Reference

Optional job details for saved reviews, CSV export, and print. A saved Painting Estimate can be loaded as the estimate reference.

Business Name (optional)

Customer / Project (optional)

Service Location (optional)

Job / Reference (optional)

Completion Date

Job Note (optional)

Estimate Reference

Enter the original estimate before sales tax and estimated labor hours, or load them from a saved Painting Estimate.

Original Estimate Before Tax ($)

Estimated Labor Hours (optional)

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Import: The estimate total before sales tax is recalculated from the saved raw line items and discount. Sales tax is excluded from the job revenue comparison. Estimated labor hours are imported only from labor line items using the hr unit.

Final Job Revenue

Enter the final job revenue before sales tax, including approved changes and credits.

Final Job Revenue Before Sales Tax ($)

Sales tax is not treated as job revenue in this review.

Actual Labor & Labor Cost

Calculate labor cost from actual labor hours × cost per billable hour, or enter the actual labor cost directly.

Labor Cost Method

Actual Labor Cost –

Actual Labor Hours

Cost per Billable Hour ($ / hr)

Use your internal cost per billable hour, not the customer billing rate.

Actual Labor Cost Total ($)

Saved Cost per Billable Hour (optional)

Loads the recalculated cost per billable hour from the Painting Labor Rate Calculator, before profit markup.

No saved labor cost loaded.

Avoid double counting: When you use a cost per billable hour from the Labor Rate Calculator, productive labor cost and allocated overhead are already included in that hourly cost. Do not add those same overhead costs again as other job costs.

Other Actual Job Costs

Enter the actual direct job costs that were incurred. Blank fields are treated as $0.

Actual Materials Cost ($)

Subcontractor Cost ($)

Travel / Mobilization Cost ($)

Equipment / Rental Cost ($)

Disposal Cost ($)

Other Actual Direct Costs ($)

Job Review Notes

Optionally record what caused the variance and what you would estimate differently next time.

What caused the variance? (optional)

What would you estimate differently next time? (optional)

Job Cost Review

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JOB COST · ACTUAL

Actual Job Results

Actual Job Profit $0.00 Final job revenue minus the actual job costs entered here

ACTUAL JOB COST$0.00

ACTUAL MARGIN0.00%

FINAL REVENUE$0.00

Actual Job Cost Breakdown

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Estimate vs. Actual

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Job Result Metrics

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Actual Job Profit is final job revenue before sales tax minus the actual job costs entered here. The result is only as complete as the costs you enter and is not financial accounting, tax profit, or tax advice.