Free calculator for pressure washing owners
How many jobs does a pressure washing business need to break even?
Each job costs labor, fuel and chemicals. What is left covers the rig, insurance, marketing and the truck. Break-even is the number of average jobs a month that covers them.
Break-even point
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jobs a month to cover every cost
Profit at today's level
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per month, before owner pay
Cushion above break-even
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how many you could lose and still cover costs
The starting numbers are an example for a pressure washing business. Replace them with yours.
The worked example
Each job brings in $350 and costs $150 to serve. That leaves $200 toward fixed costs of $6,500 a month. Divide one by the other and you need 33 jobs a month to break even. Every job past that adds $200 to profit.
Ways to lower break-even in a pressure washing business
- Sell annual maintenance plans to past customers.
- Bundle house wash, driveway and gutters into one visit.
- Fill weekdays with commercial and HOA work.
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