Data checked August 13, 2026 · source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics

What field work costs in America

We publish the price of trade labor and the price of the software that runs trade businesses — with the source and the date on every number, and nothing behind a signup form.

Two things are hard to find an honest number for: what a tradesperson's time actually costs, and what the software their business runs on actually costs. We track both.

Trade labor rates

Median wages for eight building trades across 49 US metro areas, from Bureau of Labor Statistics data, plus what those wages become on an invoice once burden, overhead and profit are added. The multiplier we use is published, not hidden.

Hvac TechniciansMedian $29.33/hr · billed $65–$94 PlumbersMedian $30.67/hr · billed $68–$98 ElectriciansMedian $30.38/hr · billed $67–$97 RoofersMedian $26.65/hr · billed $59–$85 CarpentersMedian $29.12/hr · billed $64–$93 PaintersMedian $23.75/hr · billed $52–$76 Tile SettersMedian $26.77/hr · billed $59–$85 Equipment OperatorsMedian $28.78/hr · billed $64–$92

See all eight trades and the full metro tables →

Job costs

Sixteen common jobs, each broken into equipment, parts, labour hours and permit, and each priced across the US metro areas where the wage data supports it. Every total is arithmetic you can check against the lines above it.

Water heater replacement$653–$3,359 · 40–50 gal tank Tankless water heater$1,490–$10,290 · 2–16 hr Water softener install$1,200–$5,000 · whole house Sump pump install$676–$8,329 · submersible Sewer line replacement$2,500–$25,000 · 8–56 hr Gas furnace replacement$1,438–$5,584 · 4–10 hr Central AC replacement$3,339–$6,538 · $1,113–$2,179 per ton AC repair$116–$1,912 · priced by part Mini split install$1,200–$13,500 · ductless Whole house rewire$10,000–$30,000 · 20–90 hr Ceiling fan install$224–$2,894 · 1–6 hr Roof replacement$5,779–$14,805 · $263–$673 per square Gutter installation$900–$10,000 · 2–12 hr Window replacement$2,826–$14,089 · $283–$1,409 each Interior painting$5,415–$11,584 · $3.38–$7.24 per sq ft Tile installation$703–$3,958 · $7.03–$39.58 per sq ft

See all sixteen jobs and how each total is built →

Field service software pricing

Ten products for running a field service business, with what each one publishes as its price on August 13, 2026 — and a note where a vendor publishes nothing at all.

See the software pricing table →

How this site is different

No signup. Every number is on the page. We do not gate data behind an email address, and we do not intend to.
The formula is public. Where we estimate rather than measure, we show the arithmetic on the methodology page so you can disagree with it.
Blanks stay blank. When a vendor does not publish a price, we write that. We do not fill the gap with a guess.
Dates on everything. A price without a date is not information.