Is your business keeping what it should? Profit Gap Calculator

It depends on the type of work. Residential service typically benchmarks 12–25% owner benefit, while commercial project work runs 3–10%. This calculator weights the benchmark to your specific industry and work mix.

Add your salary, draws, distributions, bonus, vehicle, retirement, health insurance, and owner perks. Then add the profit left after paying yourself. That total is your rough owner benefit — the number this calculator benchmarks against.

Common causes include work-type mix (project work hiding behind service margins), material recovery gaps, labor not being billed at full rate, overhead creep, and owner compensation not being tracked as a real cost. This calculator helps size the gap; a Business Checkup finds the cause.

For a well-run HVAC business, total owner benefit (salary + profit + perks) typically runs 10–25% of revenue depending on work mix. Residential service is higher margin; commercial install is lower. This calculator benchmarks against your specific mix.

It provides a directional estimate — enough to know whether a deeper look is worth your time. The numbers depend on the accuracy of what you enter. The Business Checkup is where we verify the real numbers inside your business.