The HVAC numbers

Price changeouts, repairs, and maintenance agreements with real numbers: your loaded labor cost, your overhead recovery, and what the software that runs your board actually costs this week. As of Aug 24, 2026, our top software pick for HVAC contractors is Housecall Pro ($149/mo for a 5-tech shop) — full ranking below, re-verified weekly.

Price your hvac jobs

HVAC Job Pricing Calculator

Turn parts cost, burdened labor hours, overhead, and target margin into an HVAC flat-rate price — with the margin math done right..

Contractor Markup & Margin Calculator

Convert between markup and margin, and price any job from its cost.

Labor Burden Calculator

A $28/hr tech costs $40+/hr after taxes, comp, benefits, and unproductive time.

Hourly Rate Calculator

Your hourly rate = (salary + overhead) ÷ billable hours ÷ (1 − profit).

Overhead Recovery Calculator

Total your real annual overhead, spread it over your volume, and get the exact percentage (or per-hour figure) every job must carry before profit..

What HVAC software costs

As of Aug 24, 2026 (verified weekly): for HVAC shops under 10 techs, Housecall Pro ($149/mo for 5 users, annual billing) is our top pick for its homeowner-facing polish and financing tools. Shops of 10+ techs with office staff should shortlist ServiceTitan (user-reported ≈$325/tech/mo, n=17). Jobber ($119/mo for 5 users) wins on price and simplicity. See the full ranked comparison.

Hiring? Know what HVAC techs cost first

A wrong hire is the most expensive number on this page. Before you post the job, check what HVAC techs actually earn rung by rung in your metro, and where the next apprentices are coming from — then run the loaded cost through our labor burden calculator.

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Latest software price changes affecting HVAC shops

Aug 17, 2026Housecall ProEssentials+15.5%
$129/mo (annual billing)$149/mo (annual billing)
Housecall Pro raised Essentials annual-billing pricing from $129 to $149/mo. Monthly billing rose from $169 to $189. User cap unchanged at 5. Log entry
Aug 10, 2026JobberCore+8.9%
$45/mo (monthly billing)$49/mo (monthly billing)
Jobber raised Core monthly-billing pricing from $45 to $49/mo. Annual-billing price held at $39/mo, widening the annual discount to about 20%. Log entry
Jun 22, 2026JobberConnect+9.2%
$109/mo (annual billing)$119/mo (annual billing)
Jobber raised Connect annual-billing pricing from $109 to $119/mo. Included users unchanged at 5; extra seats still $29/user/mo. Log entry

Full history in the pricing change log.

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