Pricing & Rates

Configure your hourly rate, production rates, and coverage rates for accurate estimate pricing.

Your pricing setup drives accurate estimate totals. Set your hourly rate, build production rates, and define coverage rates so PaintScout can calculate labor time, material quantities, and price consistently.

In This Section

• Understanding Production Rates — See how rates convert measurements into labor hours and pricing
• How Production Rates are Calculated — Understand the math behind production rate pricing
• Calculate Your Hourly Rate — Build an hourly rate that covers costs and profit
• Update Your Hourly Rate — Set the hourly labor rate used in calculations
• Production Rates Overview — Create, organize, and manage rate categories, rates, defaults, and products
• Production Rate Descriptions — Add default area, substrate, and crew notes to your rates
• Advanced Production Rate Options — Control customer visibility, coats, price display, and custom hourly rates
• Deleting Production Rates — Remove outdated rate categories or individual rates
• Exporting Production Rates — Download your rates as a CSV for backup or review
• Coverage Rates — Set product coverage so PaintScout can calculate gallons and material cost