What It Does
Revenue without cost is just a vanity metric. SalesButler's Job Costing lets you log labor, material, and other cost lines on every job, then calculates live margin and profit percentage as costs are added. Profitability reports roll up by job, technician, and service category — so you can spot the techs running thin, the services losing money, and the customers worth chasing. CSV export makes it easy to share with your CPA or banker.
Step-by-Step Guide
Create a Job
Set up the job as you normally would with revenue line items.
Log Cost Lines
Add labor (hours × rate), materials (qty × cost), and other costs.
Margin Updates Live
Profit and margin% recalc the instant a cost is added or edited.
Review Profitability
Open the profitability report — by job, tech, or service category.
Export for Accounting
CSV export hands clean numbers to your bookkeeper or CPA.
Why You'll Love This Feature
Real Profit per Job
See actual margin, not just top-line revenue.
Live Recalculation
Margin updates the moment a cost is added — no end-of-month surprises.
Per-Tech Profitability
Spot which techs run efficient jobs and which need coaching.
Per-Service Profitability
Identify which services lose money so you can reprice or drop them.
Three Cost Buckets
Labor, materials, and other — clean enough for fast entry, detailed enough for real analysis.
CSV Export
Hand reports to your CPA or banker without manual data wrangling.
Perfect For
Owners who suspect some techs lose money on every job
Identifying which service lines actually drive profit
Annual repricing exercises grounded in real margin data
Sharing profitability with a banker or investor
Coaching techs on time and material management