Electrical
Electrical Revenue Per Tech Calculator
Relate an electrical team's monthly sales to headcount, then inspect the contribution assumptions behind the headline ratio.
Result
An average hides a lot. One strong performer and one struggling one produce the same average as two mediocre ones, and the management action is completely different.
Get a Free Business AuditWhat moves the number
- Headcount should represent the people delivering the revenue entered.
- Part-time staffing requires a consistent equivalent-headcount convention.
- Equipment resale and subcontract work can raise revenue without using proportionate employee hours.
Where this one goes wrong
The tool subtracts the entered technician cost after applying gross margin. If your margin already deducts those same wages, that contribution view counts the cost twice. Define the margin basis before relying on the final line.
Questions
About this calculator
Can I compare an installer with a service electrician?
Only with care. Materials content, project timing and supporting labour differ, so sales per person alone is not a fair output or quality measure.
What about apprentices and supervisors?
Choose a consistent staffing boundary and include the associated costs. Changing who counts between periods creates an apparent improvement without an operational change.
Does the yearly number predict growth?
It repeats the monthly pattern. Available work, crew capacity and the timing of larger invoices must support that assumption before using it as a plan.
The formula
revenue per unit = revenue / number of units; contribution = gross profit - cost of the unit
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How to use this calculator
- Number of techs. Enter your own figure; the page starts at 3.
- Revenue per month ($). Enter your own figure; the page starts at $34,500.
- Cost of one tech per month ($). Wages with burden, vehicle, tools, phone.
- Gross margin (%). Enter your own figure; the page starts at 47%.
The result updates as you type, so you can try a figure, see what it does to revenue per tech, and change it back. Nothing you enter is sent anywhere or saved.
A worked example
These are the figures the calculator opens with. Every number in the results column below is produced by the same calculation the page runs, so you can follow it through before putting your own figures in.
What goes in
| Input | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of techs | 3 |
| Revenue per month | $34,500 |
| Cost of one tech per month | $7,200 |
| Gross margin | 47% |
What comes out
| Result | Value |
|---|---|
| Revenue per tech main result | $11,500 |
| Per tech per year | $138,000 |
| Gross profit each tech generates | $5,405 |
| Contribution after their own cost | -$1,795 |
Each tech brings in $11,500 a month and contributes -$1,795 after covering their own cost. Anything below zero there means adding people makes things worse, not better.
How sensitive the answer is
Holding everything else steady and changing only revenue per month, this is what happens to revenue per tech. It is worth knowing which of your inputs the answer actually hinges on, and which barely move it.
| Revenue per month ($) | Revenue per tech |
|---|---|
| $17,250 | $5,750 |
| $25,875 | $8,625 |
| $34,500 example above | $11,500 |
| $51,750 | $17,250 |
| $69,000 | $23,000 |
Every other input is held at the example value while this one changes, which is not how a real job behaves. Treat it as a guide to which number matters most, not as five separate quotes.
What each figure means
- Number of techs
- A number, between 0 and 2000, starting at 3.
- Revenue per month ($)
- A money amount, starting at $34,500.
- Cost of one tech per month ($)
- Wages with burden, vehicle, tools, phone.
- Gross margin (%)
- A percentage, between 0 and 95, starting at 47%.
What the results tell you
| Result | What it is |
|---|---|
| Revenue per tech | The headline result. A money figure. |
| Per tech per year | A money figure. |
| Gross profit each tech generates | A money figure. |
| Contribution after their own cost | A money figure. |
Before you rely on this number
Conductor sizing, voltage drop and load figures are governed by code, and the code takes precedence over any calculator. Ambient temperature, conduit fill, continuous load factors and the specific installation all change the answer. Treat this as a first pass, not a design.
Estimating is the easy part
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