Free calculator for pest control owners

Can you afford to hire a new technician?

A new technician needs licensing, a truck and a route before revenue follows. Hiring before the busy season means paying them before it arrives.

Cash in the bank today$ Cash the business adds each month now$ Monthly cost of the new technician, with taxes and benefits$ Months until the new technician brings in revenuemonths Extra revenue per month after that$ Payroll per run today (for the safe line)$

Lowest cash, next 12 months

Cost before they pay off

wages paid before new revenue starts

Paid back by

month the hire covers its own cost

Month	Without the hire	With the hire

The starting numbers are an example for a pest control business. Replace them with yours.

The worked example

Here a new technician costs $5,200 a month and starts bringing in $7,000 a month after 2 months. The business pays $10,400 before the hire covers a dollar of it.

How to make the hire safer in a pest control business

Hire before the season, but plan for licensing and training weeks with no billable work.
Add the new tech to a dense route so revenue builds quickly.
Sell annual plans to new customers in spring to bring cash in ahead of the new wages.

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