Calculators

Free calculators for commercial cleaning contractors — the same formulas used in our guides. Enter your numbers and get a price you can defend.

Commercial Cleaning Bid Calculator

The five-step formula: cleanable area, hours, burdened labor, margin divisor, price.

Your bid

Defaults reproduce the Bid Calculator guide’s worked example (about $4,885/month, $0.271/sq ft).

Labor Hours Calculator

Area time + restroom task time + non-cleaning buffer = hours per visit.

Staffing

Defaults match the Labor Hours guide (about 6.7 hrs/visit, 145 hrs/month).

Production Rates Calculator

ISSA benchmarks adjusted by the real-world modifiers: density, frequency, friction.

Shift time

MethodISSA rateReal-world
Backpack vacuum (open carpet)7,000-10,0005,500-7,500
Upright vacuum (open carpet)2,500-3,2002,200-2,800
Dust mopping8,000-12,0007,000-9,500
Auto-scrubber (walk-behind)15,000-22,00012,000-18,000

Cost Per Square Foot Calculator

Build the price from labor first, then read off the true rate per square foot.

Your rate

Defaults reproduce the Cost Per Square Foot guide exactly: $1,693.44/month, $0.141/sq ft. Benchmark, medium building at 3x/week: $0.12-$0.18.

Profit Margin Calculator

Price with the gross-margin divisor, or reverse it: enter a quoted price and see the real margin.

Margin maths

Defaults reproduce the Profit Margin guide: $1,151.54 at 32% combined margin prices at $1,693.44.