Job pricing... help please?

[everlastsupport]

If you need something to get in on the ballpark, Jody's stuff is a start, always room to go higher as well.

But, if you know the job, you just figure your time and materials in there. Get what you can because the next guy will beat you out of it (basically a translation of fdcmiami).

[CGCINC]

I have a minimum of $20 for stick and Mig..$30 for Tig. I take it job by job and figure up everything that is involve in the job...welder, material, grinding, painting, time... then quote the job. Most times you can do this in your head pretty fast.

[SeanMurphy265]

I have a $40.00 minimum for mig and stick. It probably sounds harsh, but even with a small simple job that is not much profit. You have to consider the cost of your machines and tools to get the job done. If I had a better setup I might have a $20 or $30 minimum. If I go to Northern tool and purchase shop supplies I spend $50.00 - $60.00 easily! The little stuff adds up quick. I like to purchase material in full lengths, but sometimes I can save a little money and time buying material pre-cut. People think that welding is easy and everyone can do it! They also tell you how many people they know and how many jobs they will bring in. I did a small tig welding job on one of these bulk ice machines that are popping up in parking lots. I welded a 3" piece of aluminum angle that was not welded by the manufacturer. I charged $75.00 which is my minimum charge for mobile welding. For a tig job you better watch your bottom dollar, because you can loose your tail in a hurry! If you did an hour long tig job that was one hour of straight welding, and charged $75.00 per hour for tig welding; you would most likely loose money due to the cost of gas and rods. After you loose your tail a time or two then you learn how to price jobs, and that gives you a starting point to work from. Also after you finish a job its always good to think about how much that job was worth. If you were going to do that same job again what is that job worth to you? I probably would not have touched those exhaust tips for under $40 - $50.00.