Find whole monthly jobs and the corresponding revenue needed to cover entered fixed costs at your job value and contribution margin.
Last updated: April 30, 2026
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Whole-business jobs to cover monthly fixed costs
Using the calculator
Enter monthly fixed costs, average job revenue, and contribution margin. The model calculates contribution per job and rounds the number of jobs needed to cover the entered fixed costs up to a whole job.
The headline whole-job result is paired with the revenue from that many average jobs, not a promise of profit after other unentered costs.
Revenue at the whole-job target is the rounded job count multiplied by average job revenue. The continuous revenue threshold in result details is the unrounded fixed-cost threshold at the entered margin.
The two figures can differ because whole jobs cannot be completed fractionally.
Include the fixed monthly costs you want to recover. Contribution margin represents revenue after variable job costs and should not subtract the same fixed amount a second time.
This model has no additional owner-income target. Use the Revenue Target Calculator if you need a separate income goal after included pay.
The optional daily average uses the existing workday assumption, but the calculator does not test truck or crew capacity.
Compare the whole monthly job target with your actual schedule, travel, disposal, and staffing records before acting on it.
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The break-even job count is a whole monthly target. A fractional job cannot cover the remaining fixed cost in practice.
It is an unrounded revenue threshold. Revenue at the whole-job target reflects the rounded job count and can be higher.
No. It covers entered fixed costs at the entered contribution margin; any owner compensation already included in those costs is counted once.
No. This is a financial threshold. Truck, crew, and route capacity need a separate review.
Resources
Use the whole-job monthly threshold as one planning reference alongside actual fixed costs and completed work.
