Heat Press Pricing Calculator
Use this for any heat-press job that is not a basic t-shirt: hoodies, totes, names in vinyl, multi-piece orders. Build the price from the blank, the graphic and the minutes at the press. For a custom tee, use the t-shirt pricing calculator.
Display only — amounts are not converted between currencies.
Shirt or press job
Recommended price each
$19.26
- Cost each
- $8.38
- Profit each
- $9.63
- Margin
- 50.0%
- Job profit
- $9.63
Cost breakdown
| Materials each | $6.65 |
|---|---|
| Labor each | $0.53 |
| Electricity each | $0.04 |
| Waste each | $0.36 |
| Packaging each | $0.80 |
| Fees each | $1.25 |
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Recommended price each
$19.26
When to use this calculator
Use this for heat-press jobs that are not a basic t-shirt: hoodies, totes, names in vinyl, multi-piece orders. Blank + transfer + vinyl + press minutes + electricity + waste + packaging, then margin after fees.
Quantity scales job cost and job profit without changing the per-item math. For a custom tee, use the t-shirt pricing calculator. For DTF shirts, use the DTF pricing calculator.
How this calculator works
How we calculate this
- Each = blank + transfer + vinyl + labor + electricity + waste + packaging
- Job = each × quantity
- Recommended price from margin after fees
Example
Example: a vinyl name on a $7 hoodie
$7 blank, $1.80 vinyl, 3 minutes at $16/hr, $0.05 power, 6% waste, $1.10 packaging, 50% margin, 6.5% fees, qty 12.
- Per-item cost is dominated by the hoodie.
- The job total is for your batch sheet.
How much should I charge?
Quote the recommended per-item price. Give a small batch discount only if labor minutes actually drop.
Pricing tips
- Count weeding in press minutes or add it to labor another way — do not leave it at zero.
- Heat-press electricity is usually small; labor is not.
Common mistakes
- Pricing all garments like a $3 tee.
- Ignoring reprints in waste.
FAQ
How do I price heat press work?
Add the blank, the graphic materials, press labor, a little power, waste and packaging, then apply margin after fees.
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