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Paid leave and supplemental pay (overtime, bonuses) are left out.","The hourly rate calculator treats that $103,259 as your profit before tax, sets 25% aside for income and self-employment tax ($77,444 to take home), adds $15,000 of business costs (van, fuel, insurance, tools, phone), and spreads the $118,259 over the 1,404 hours a year you can bill (48 weeks × 45 hours × 65% billable): $84.23 an hour.","So this starts from what the same work costs an employer, not from what an employee takes home."],"honesty":"The rate starts from government data on what employees are paid and what employers pay on top (BLS), turned into a self-employed rate by our hourly rate calculator's math; parts are retailers' online shelf prices we checked by hand on November 6, 2026, each with its link (a price from Ace Hardware or Menards is one store's online price, not a national one); job hours are starting guesses, so set your own. This is not what others charge.","sources":[{"name":"U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025","url":"https://www.bls.gov/oes/tables.htm","checked":"2026-11-06"},{"name":"U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employer Costs for Employee Compensation, June 2026","url":"https://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.t04.htm","checked":"2026-11-06"},{"name":"IRS standard mileage rate, 2026","url":"https://www.irs.gov/tax-professionals/standard-mileage-rates","checked":"2026-11-06"},{"name":"Menards: Fluidmaster® 400A Universal Toilet Fill Valve","url":"https://www.menards.com/main/p-1444430544402.htm","checked":"2026-11-06"},{"name":"Ace Hardware: Fluidmaster Toilet Fill Valve For Universal","url":"https://www.acehardware.com/p/40395","checked":"2026-11-06"},{"name":"Ace Hardware: Fluidmaster PerforMAX Toilet Fill Valve Multicolored Plastic For Universal","url":"https://www.acehardware.com/p/4935177","checked":"2026-11-06"},{"name":"Menards: Fluidmaster® Universal Long Lasting Toilet Flapper","url":"https://www.menards.com/main/p-1476359634204.htm","checked":"2026-11-06"},{"name":"Menards: Korky® Universal 3\" Toilet Flapper","url":"https://www.menards.com/main/p-1444437521034.htm","checked":"2026-11-06"},{"name":"Ace Hardware: Korky Toilet Flapper Red For Universal","url":"https://www.acehardware.com/p/4369302","checked":"2026-11-06"}],"link":"https://www.workeey.com/price-book-builder/?trade=plumbing&state=NY&metro=35620","draft_link":"https://www.workeey.com/quote-links/new#draft=%7B%22title%22%3A%22Toilet%20repair%22%2C%22location%22%3A%22Brooklyn%2C%20NY%22%2C%22options%22%3A%5B%7B%22name%22%3A%22Standard%22%2C%22items%22%3A%5B%7B%22description%22%3A%22Toilet%20repair%22%2C%22quantity%22%3A1%2C%22unit_price%22%3A98.32%7D%5D%7D%5D%2C%22source%22%3A%7B%22client%22%3A%22workeey-price-check%22%7D%7D"}