Heat Press Labor Calculator

Find your real pieces-per-hour, per-piece cost, and profit margin on heat-press jobs.

Free for signed-in members. Create a free account to use this calculator — no credit card required.

Labor & Time

Operator hourly rate $ / hr Load / align time sec Press time sec Peel time sec Unload time sec 2nd press required 2nd press time sec

Pricing & Volume

Charge per press $ Job size pcs Overhead per hour power, wear, rent $ / hr Breaks / downtime factor accounts for non-production minutes

Numbers update as you type.

Your Numbers

Pieces / hour

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real output rate

Labor cost / piece

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operator only

True cost / piece

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labor + overhead

Job duration

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total press time

Total job cost

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your expense

Job revenue

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what you collect

Gross profit on job

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Profit / hour

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earned at this pace

Per-piece breakdown

Operator labor	—
Overhead (electricity / wear)	—
Total cost per press	—
Your charge per press	—
Profit per press	—

About this calculator

Plug in your operator rate, cycle times, overhead, and what you charge per press. The calculator returns your true cost, profit per piece, profit per hour, and margin so you can price jobs with confidence.

Estimates only. Actual production rates depend on press model, layout, operator experience, garment type, and your specific workflow.

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