Salary to Subby Calculator.
Find Out What You're Really Worth
Know your true charge-out rate, readiness score, and 3-year revenue projection — in under 5 minutes.
Used by 1,200+ tradies across Australia to figure out their real rate.
What You Actually Cost Your Boss
Your boss knows this number. You should too. Enter your details and we'll show you exactly what you're costing — and what that means for your future.
Are You Trapped Working For Someone Else's Business?
Are you building a business, or just working for one bloke?
Your Subby Analysis
Are You Actually Ready to Make the Move?
Ten honest questions. Your answers will tell you more than a month of thinking about it.
Your Readiness Score
What the Next 3 Years Actually Looks Like
Based on your numbers, here's what the next 3 years looks like when you go out on your own.
Three Paths. Which Will You Choose?
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You've Done the Analysis. Now Execute.
You Know Your Rate. Your Readiness Score. Your 3-Year Plan.
Now You Need to Quote Fast Enough to Actually Get There.
Most tradies who do the analysis are serious about their business. You clearly are.
But here's what kills the plan before it starts: slow quoting. You know your rate. But if your quote arrives 24 hours after the client called, they've already said yes to someone who got there faster. Mel fixes that. She quotes on the spot — while you're still on site or in the ute.
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Voice-to-quote
on site
40%
More jobs won
with same-day quotes
$0
Extra admin time
for quotes, invoices, SWMS
Talk to Mel — Try the 60-Second Demo Start your 14-day free trial →"The amount of time savings involved, you would happily pay $500/month in time savings alone. The voice to quote would be absolutely unreal!!!"
— Trade business owner, 3 staff, VIC
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What is the Subby to Salary Calculator?
In short, the Subby to Salary calculator shows you what kind of hourly rate you’d need to be earning to leave the relative comfort of your salary or casual position and go out on your own. Read our blog for more information.
If this is the time you’ve attempted contracting life the result may surprise you.
Fed up with life out in the wild? It will also do the calculations in reverse and show you what kind of annual salary would be worth making the switch for.
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