Rex says
Money math without the spreadsheet headache. Plug in your numbers and I'll show you exactly where the dollars land.
Try a scenario
Click to load — tweak from there.Inputs
Result
Price per job
$1,035
Cost per job
$285
Annual revenue needed
$82,800
Gross margin
72.5%
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How to use this
- 1Enter target annual profit ($).
- 2Enter jobs per year.
- 3Enter gear depreciation + insurance ($/yr).
- 4Enter travel & software per job ($).
- 5Enter edit hours per job.
- 6Enter your hourly value ($/hr).
- 7Read your price per job on the right — it updates as you type.
- 8Hit Share to keep the scenario or send it to someone.
About this calculator
Factor gear depreciation, insurance, travel, and edit time into a defensible per-project rate.
Worked example
Using the values the calculator loads with:
Inputs
- Target annual profit: 60000 $
- Jobs per year: 80
- Gear depreciation + insurance: 6000 $/yr
- Travel & software per job: 45 $
- Edit hours per job: 3
- Your hourly value: 55 $/hr
Results
- Price per job: $1,035
- Cost per job: $285
- Annual revenue needed: $82,800
- Gross margin: 72.5%
What each field means
Inputs
- Target annual profit ($)
- The target annual profit used in the calculation, measured in $. Starts at 60000 $ so you have a working example on load.
- Jobs per year
- The jobs per year used in the calculation. Starts at 80 so you have a working example on load.
- Gear depreciation + insurance ($/yr)
- The gear depreciation + insurance used in the calculation, measured in $/yr. Starts at 6000 $/yr so you have a working example on load.
- Travel & software per job ($)
- The travel & software per job used in the calculation, measured in $. Starts at 45 $ so you have a working example on load.
- Edit hours per job
- The edit hours per job used in the calculation. Starts at 3 so you have a working example on load.
- Your hourly value ($/hr)
- The your hourly value used in the calculation, measured in $/hr. Starts at 55 $/hr so you have a working example on load.
Results
- Price per job
- Returned as a money amount in US dollars and shown as the headline result. It recalculates instantly whenever you change an input, so you can compare scenarios without reloading.
- Cost per job
- Returned as a money amount in US dollars. It recalculates instantly whenever you change an input, so you can compare scenarios without reloading.
- Annual revenue needed
- Returned as a money amount in US dollars. It recalculates instantly whenever you change an input, so you can compare scenarios without reloading.
- Gross margin
- Returned as a percentage. It recalculates instantly whenever you change an input, so you can compare scenarios without reloading.
FAQ
How does the drone pilot pricing calculator work?
Factor gear depreciation, insurance, travel, and edit time into a defensible per-project rate.
What do I need to enter?
6 values: target annual profit, jobs per year, gear depreciation + insurance, travel & software per job, edit hours per job, and your hourly value. Each field starts with a sensible default, so you can change one number at a time and watch the result move.
What does the price per job result mean?
It is returned as a money amount in US dollars and updates live as you edit the inputs, so you can compare two or three versions of a scenario in a few seconds.
Is this calculator free, and do I need an account?
Yes, it's free, and no account is required. Nothing you type is stored on our servers — the maths runs entirely in your browser.
How accurate is the result?
It applies the standard formula exactly, so the arithmetic is precise. Results are estimates before tax, fees, and inflation unless an input explicitly covers them.
Who is this tool for?
It's built for anyone comparing money scenarios before committing — budgeting a payment, sanity-checking a quote, or seeing what a change in rate or term actually costs.
Accuracy and limitations
- Results are estimates before tax, fees, and inflation unless an input explicitly covers them.
- Rates are treated as fixed for the whole period — variable-rate products will drift from this projection.
- This is educational maths, not financial advice. Check anything contractual with the lender or your accountant.
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RevenueLab. (2026). Drone Pilot Pricing Calculator. Retrieved from https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/drone-pilot-pricing
<p>Source: <a href="https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/drone-pilot-pricing" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Drone Pilot Pricing Calculator — RevenueLab</a> (2026).</p>
Source: [Drone Pilot Pricing Calculator — RevenueLab](https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/drone-pilot-pricing) (2026).