578 Switzer Drive, Hinton Alberta, T7V 1G7
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    26 Mar, 2026
    Posted by Nathan Schneider
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    Labour Cost Calculator

    Pricing your time correctly is one of the hardest parts of running an electrical business — and one of the most expensive mistakes to get wrong. This calculator was built by the team at Logic Control to help electricians and contractors in Alberta see exactly what an hour of their time actually costs before a single dollar of profit is added. It separates your labour cost from your truck cost, factors in the hours you’re paying for but not billing, and uses real Alberta industry benchmarks for fuel and maintenance so the numbers reflect what you’re actually dealing with on the road. Plug in your numbers, adjust the benchmarks to match your operation, and use the result as a gut-check against what you’re currently quoting. 

    Or if you ever wondered about a chargeout rate for a trade, here is where it all goes

    Electrician Labour + Truck Rate Calculator
    Electrical Business Tool · Alberta

    Labour + Truck
    Rate Calculator

    Separates labour cost from truck cost so neither hides inside the other. Enter your numbers, click the Alberta benchmark pills to set industry-typical fuel and maintenance rates per kilometre, and read what your blended charge-out rate actually needs to be.

    Inputs

    Fuel and maintenance are derived from $/km. Click a benchmark pill to auto-fill the Alberta industry range.

    Labour
    Base wage before burden. Red Seal journeyman in Alberta typically $38–$55/hr.
    $/hr
    CPP, EI, WCB, vacation, stats, benefits.
    %
    Full-time = 2080.
    hrs/yr
    Hours that hit an invoice.
    hrs/yr
    Office, admin, phones, insurance, small tools, accounting.
    $/yr
    Truck — Fixed Costs
    Payments / depreciation, insurance, registration.
    $/yr
    Bins, tool depreciation, inventory carry cost.
    $/yr
    Breakdowns, theft, body damage, surprise repair bills.
    $/yr
    Truck — Operating Costs Per KM
    Odometer estimate for the year.
    km/yr
    Alberta avg ~$0.12–0.14/km for service trucks.
    $/km
    AB benchmarks: Low $0.12 Mid $0.13 High $0.16
    ≈ $0.00/yr
    Oil, tires, brakes, unscheduled repairs. Alberta avg ~$0.15–0.22/km.
    $/km
    AB benchmarks: Low $0.15 Mid $0.17 High $0.22
    ≈ $0.00/yr
    Margin
    Applied after recovering all costs.
    %

    Results

    Labour and truck recovered separately. Two numbers, clean books.

    True Labour Cost
    Hourly wage × (1 + payroll burden). Your real cost before anything else.
    Labour + Overhead Recovery
    What each billable hour must recover in labour and overhead before truck or profit.
    Truck Recovery Rate
    All truck costs spread across billable hours.
    Final Blended Charge-Out Rate
    Labour recovery + truck recovery + profit margin. The all-in target.
    Billable Efficiency
    Total Truck Cost
    Fuel/yr
    Maint/yr
    Non-Billable Hrs
    What the truck is costing you
    Why split the truck out
    Why billable hours decide everything
    Suggested invoice logic

    This calculator is provided by Logic Control for general informational and estimating purposes only. The results are based entirely on the values you enter and the benchmark ranges shown, which are derived from publicly available Canadian industry data. They do not account for every business expense, local labour agreement, union rate, tax obligation, or individual operating condition. This tool is not financial, legal, or accounting advice. Logic Control makes no guarantee that the outputs reflect your actual costs or that any particular rate will be profitable for your specific situation. Always consult a qualified accountant or business advisor before making pricing decisions for your company.

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