Cleaning Business Profit Engine — Pricing & Profit Calculator
Stop guessing what to charge. Start understanding what every cleaning job earns.
Running a cleaning business means balancing labor costs, cleaning supplies, travel expenses, customer pricing, and monthly overhead. Without a clear financial picture, even a busy schedule can produce disappointing profits.
The Cleaning Business Profit Engine is a customizable Excel workbook that helps residential and commercial cleaning business owners calculate service costs, evaluate pricing, forecast monthly revenue, and visualize profitability.
What You Can Do
- Calculate labor costs based on job duration, crew size, wages, and payroll burden.
- Include cleaning supplies, travel expenses, and payment-processing fees.
- Compare current service prices against calculated target prices.
- Estimate revenue and contribution margins for individual cleaning services.
- Forecast monthly bookings, operating costs, and profit.
- Evaluate crew-hour capacity and identify potential scheduling constraints.
- Visualize business performance through an interactive financial dashboard.
What's Included
Five connected Excel worksheets:
- Start Here — Instructions and guidance.
- Assumptions — Customize wages, overhead, expenses, and target margins.
- Services — Analyze pricing for eight example cleaning services.
- Monthly Plan — Project monthly jobs, revenue, costs, and profitability.
- Visual Dashboard — Explore financial summaries and four charts.
Who It's For
Residential cleaning companies, independent house cleaners, commercial cleaning operators, janitorial businesses, vacation rental cleaners, and entrepreneurs starting a cleaning service.
Simple, Customizable, and Practical
Replace the illustrative numbers with your own business information. Linked calculations help you explore different pricing, staffing, and booking scenarios.
Format: Microsoft Excel (.xlsx)
Delivery: Instant digital download
Price: $49 — one-time purchase
No recurring software subscription is required.
This workbook is a financial planning tool, not accounting, tax, or legal advice. Results are estimates based on your inputs and do not guarantee profitability. Microsoft Excel is recommended for full functionality.
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