Mike Andes breaks down why his mowing company charges $90/hr. Labor and drive time run $25-30/hr, equipment wear and debris hauling add up fast on overgrown jobs, and he aims for 15-20% profit margins. Most locations charge $60-90/hr anyway.
Between $60 and $90 per hour of labor.
$90 per hour.
About $25 to $30 per hour.
15 to 20% profit margins.
Approximately $0.15 to $0.20 (15–20 cents per dollar).
So basically, y' all have overcharged me. The last time that you come and do my yard will be the last time. So something is not enough. But that's okay, because people, they rip off like that.
Most of our locations charge between 60 and $90 per hour of labor. Now, for overgrown mows like this one, we charge $90 per hour because extremely hard on our equipment, our crew, and we have to haul a lot of debris to the dump. But honestly, once you take out 25 to $30 per hour for labor and the drive time back to and from the shop, as well as fl, fuel, insurance, office, and estimator salaries, there's just not like a ton of profit. It's not like we're making 90% profit here. Like a software tech company. Our goal Is to have 15 to 20% profit margins. So for every single dollar that we earn, we're only usually making about 15 to 20 cents of profit.
