Laser engraving pricing calculator
Your time is part of the price. Build a quote that pays for the materials, the machine, and the maker.
Your numbers
All amounts in USD. Update any field to recalculate.
A clearer starting point for your next quote.
- Estimated item cost
- $11.80
- Payment fee per item
- $0.62
- Profit per item
- $8.29
Estimates use only the costs you enter. Add shipping, waste, fixed transaction fees, and other overhead to the relevant cost fields. Taxes are excluded.
How the math works
Cost = materials + (labor minutes ÷ 60 × hourly labor rate) + (machine minutes ÷ 60 × hourly machine rate) + overhead. Price = cost ÷ (1 − margin ÷ 100 − fee ÷ 100), rounded up to the next cent.
A real-world example
An engraved blank costs $5. Twelve minutes of labor at $25/hour adds $5, eight machine minutes at $6/hour adds $0.80, and overhead adds $1. Total cost is $11.80. With a 40% target margin and 3% payment fee, the suggested price is $20.71, leaving about $8.29 profit.
Example inputs are illustrative, not market rates or a promise of profit. Results round selling prices to cents; actual processor rounding may vary.