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Gardeners and landscapers

Landscaper hourly rate calculator

Mowing might be hourly. A garden tidy might be a half day. Either way the rate has to carry the trailer, fuel, tip fees, and the wet weeks. Tip fees can also be their own line on the quote.

The numbers on the form are a starting point, not a recommended garden rate. This is not a rate card.

Example starting point. Change every figure. This is not a rate card, and it does not calculate tax or super.

1,224 billable hours a year. Costs are $11.44 of each of those hours.

$80.91 an hour

(Income + costs) ÷ billable hours. A day rate is this figure times the hours you call a day.

Billable hours are weeks times hours a week times the share you can charge for. The rate is income plus costs, divided by those hours. Change the blanks before you treat the figure as yours. Not a rate card.

Short answers

Does this include tax or super?

No. It splits the income you type, plus the costs you type, across the hours you can bill. Income tax and super are separate. This is not tax advice and not a rate card.

Why are billable hours less than the hours I work?

Quoting, driving, picking up parts, and admin are often unpaid. The share you can bill is the part a client is actually charged for.

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Five jobs a month. A quote and its invoice count as one. No account. The PDF uses ABN, GST and Australian dates.

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