Examples Every number here is an example until you change it.

Local average price for this service

Look up 3 to 5 mobile detailers near you offering this exact service on this size of vehicle, and average what they charge. Use your own area, not a national figure.

Hours per job

Include drive time.

Labor rate per hour

What you would pay someone else to do this work. If you leave this at zero, your own time shows as free and the price comes out too low.

Supplies per job

Chemicals, pads, towels, water.

Round-trip miles per job

Cost per mile

Covers gas and vehicle wear.

Monthly overhead and marketing

Insurance, phone, software, ads, equipment payments. One total.

Jobs per month

Target profit

$ means dollars of profit per job. % means share of the price kept as profit.

Charge about $265

That leaves $81.33 profit per job.

Cost breakdown	Per job	Of price
Labor	$112.50	42.7%
Driving	$14.50	5.5%
Supplies	$15.00	5.7%
Overhead share	$41.67	15.8%
Profit	$80.00	30.3%
Total price	$263.67	100%

Profit per month: $1,920

Right at your local average.

At your local average of $265 you would make $81.33 per job.

How much to charge for mobile detailing

The calculator adds up what one job costs you: labor, driving, supplies and that job's share of your monthly overhead. It puts your target profit on top and rounds the result up to the next $5.

With the example numbers, a 4.5 hour job costs $183.67. Add $80 of profit and the price is $263.67, so the calculator says to charge about $265.

A target in percent is a share of the price, not a markup on your cost. At 30%, a job that costs $140 comes out at $200, and $60 of that is profit.

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