{"id":1001,"date":"2026-10-08T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quickestimate.io\/blog\/?p=1001"},"modified":"2026-09-30T07:10:54","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T12:10:54","slug":"markup-vs-margin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quickestimate.io\/blog\/markup-vs-margin\/","title":{"rendered":"Markup vs Margin: What Every Contractor Needs to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"

Markup vs margin<\/strong> sounds like an accounting question, but for contractors it’s a pricing mistake that quietly costs real money on almost every job. Many contractors say “I work on a 20% margin” when what they actually do is add 20% to their costs. Those are not the same thing, and the gap between them comes straight out of profit.<\/p>\n

This guide explains the difference in plain terms, gives you the formulas, and includes a conversion chart you can keep next to your desk. By the end you’ll know exactly what to add to your costs to hit the profit you actually want.<\/p>\n

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