Simplified Sparky

Simplified Sparky

Hourly Rate Calculator

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Quick check

What do you charge now?

Your current hourly rate ex GST — we'll show you the gap.

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1 · Location

Where are you based?

We use this for the right public-holiday count.

12 public holidays in NSW — already deducted from your working year.

2 · Your team

What do you want to earn?

Your target pay, plus anyone else on the payroll.

You

Business Owner

This is your wage as a cost to the business — tax & super are shown below.

$ / hr wage
$ / year

Linked — change either field. Hourly wage assumes a 38-hr week (1,976 hrs/yr).

Gross salary

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Super (12%)

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Total cost to business

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See your tax & take-home FY2025-26 ATO rates · tap to expand

TAKE-HOME PAY (after tax & Medicare)

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Effective tax

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Top bracket 0%

Weekly

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Fortnightly

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Monthly

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Tax payable

Income tax$0
Medicare levy$0
Total to ATO / year$0

Where your salary goes

How your income is taxed

Admin Staff (not on tools)

Apprentices

Electricians (On Tools)

3 · Overheads

Cost to run the business

Annual figures. Edit any line or load a preset to start.

Number of vans

Lines tagged / van multiply by this. Auto-set to your field drivers.

Total annual overheads

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4 · Your goals

Billable time & margin

How much you actually bill, and the profit you want on top.

hrs

Out of ~8 working hours. Quoting, admin & travel aren't billable — 6–6.5 hrs/day is realistic.

wks
days
%

True net margin — the share of every invoiced dollar kept as profit after all costs. 30% margin means $30 profit in every $100 billed.

How we get your billable hours

Days in a year365
− Weekends104
− Public holidays12
− Annual leave20
− Sick days10
Working days0
Billable hrs / year 0

5 · Results

Your numbers

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ex GST · exact $0.00 · 30% net margin

Break-even

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/hr — covers all costs

Annual revenue

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to generate

Annual profit

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left for growth

Where the revenue goes (per year)

Your salary & super$0
Overheads$0
Profit$0
Total revenue$0

Your floor number

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whole business — revenue per working day to break even

What if you charged more?

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Extra per working day+$0
Extra per year+$0

Per-hour breakdown

Your labour cost$0.00
Overheads per hour$0.00
Break-even$0.00
Profit (30% margin)+$0.00
Your hourly rate$0.00

Estimates only, for guidance — not financial or tax advice. Income tax uses ATO individual rates for the current financial year and assumes no HELP debt, offsets, or Medicare Levy Surcharge. Super is the 12% Super Guarantee. Confirm figures with your accountant.