What It Does
SalesButler's Price Book gives you a three-tab system to manage every aspect of your pricing. The Tasks tab handles labor items with hours, material costs, and flat rate overrides. The Materials tab tracks unit-priced items with supplier and SKU details. And the Hourly Rate Calculator computes your billing rate from salary, payroll tax, benefits, overhead, and profit margin — so you always know your true cost. All monetary values are stored as cents for precision, and the feature is gated to the appropriate plan tier.
Step-by-Step Guide
Set Up Labor Tasks
Create labor items in the Tasks tab with estimated hours, material costs, and optional flat rate overrides for fixed-price jobs.
Add Materials
Add unit-priced materials in the Materials tab with supplier name, SKU, and cost per unit for accurate job costing.
Calculate Your Hourly Rate
Use the Hourly Rate Calculator to input salary, payroll tax, benefits, overhead percentage, and desired profit margin to compute your true billing rate.
Build Estimates from Your Price Book
When creating quotes, pull directly from your price book so every estimate reflects your real costs and target margins.
Refine Over Time
Update prices, add new tasks and materials, and adjust your hourly rate as costs change — your estimates stay accurate automatically.
Why You'll Love This Feature
Accurate Job Costing
Every estimate reflects your true labor, material, and overhead costs — no more guessing or underpricing.
Centralized Pricing
One source of truth for all your tasks, materials, and rates. Update once, apply everywhere.
Profit Margin Control
The hourly rate calculator ensures every job meets your target profit margin.
Flat Rate Overrides
Offer fixed prices for common jobs while tracking the underlying labor and material costs.
Supplier & SKU Tracking
Track material suppliers and SKUs so you can reorder quickly and compare vendor pricing.
Penny-Perfect Precision
All monetary values stored as cents to eliminate rounding errors in estimates and invoices.
Perfect For
Service businesses standardizing pricing across multiple technicians
Companies transitioning from gut-feel pricing to data-driven estimates
Franchises maintaining consistent pricing across locations
Businesses tracking material costs against supplier quotes
Owners who need to know their true cost per hour
Teams building flat-rate pricing menus for common services