Job pricing guide
How to price a TV mounting job
Account for wall type, television size, bracket assembly, cable routing, and the risk of concealed utilities.
How should you price this job?
Confirm the television, mount, wall construction, lifting plan, and cable scope before setting the price. Estimate the time for layout, bracket assembly, fastening, lifting, leveling, and cleanup, including every worker required. Add job materials, travel, overhead, access costs, uncertainty, and your target margin using your own business numbers.
What affects the price?
- TV size and mount style
- Stud, masonry, or specialty wall
- Cable concealment and outlet location
Pricing considerations
- Count two-person time whenever the television or access makes a helper necessary for a safe lift.
- Allow for the correct fastening method, tools, and drilling time when mounting to masonry or another specialty wall.
- Treat soundbars, surface cable covers, in-wall concealment, and new electrical work as distinct scope items rather than assuming they are included.
What costs should you include?
Count every hour the job occupies—including paid travel—then add raw materials, vehicle cost, allocated overhead, and job-specific expenses. Add visible pricing adjustments and a risk reserve before using margin math to find the selling price. The pricing methodology explains each allocation and the difference between markup and margin.
Pricing workflow
- Confirm the TV size, weight, VESA pattern, bracket type, and who supplies the mount.
- Identify studs or masonry and inspect the cable and outlet plan.
- Decide whether safe lifting requires a second worker and whether soundbar or concealment work is included.
Scope checklist
- Include mount assembly, layout, fastening, leveling, TV hanging, and basic cleanup.
- State whether cable covers, soundbar mounting, device setup, and packaging disposal are included.
- Exclude new electrical outlets and concealed-wall repair unless separately approved and permitted.
Common scope variables
- Mount supplied or purchased
- Fixed, tilt, or full-motion bracket
- Soundbar or accessory installation
- In-wall or surface cable management
Costs commonly forgotten
- Specialty anchors or masonry bits
- A second worker for safe lifting
- Parking and high-rise access
Quoting for one worker before checking TV weight, or pricing a masonry wall as if it were standard wood-stud drywall.
Flat rate or hourly?
A flat rate is practical after confirming the wall, mount, TV size, and cable scope. Use hourly or a change-order allowance when wall conditions are unknown.
In either case, calculate every planned allocation first. A flat rate should still pay for estimated working time, travel, overhead, risk, and target-margin surplus.
Worked pricing example
These hypothetical assumptions run through the same pricing engine as the calculator:
- Labor time
- 1.50 hours × 2 workers
- Travel time
- 0.67 hours
- Desired hourly compensation
- $45.00 per worker-hour
- Planned labor compensation
- $195.30
- Raw materials
- $20.00
- Material pricing adjustment
- 0% = $0.00
- Overhead allocation
- $800.00 ÷ 80 billable hours × 2.17 hours = $21.70
- Vehicle and job expenses
- $12.00
- Difficulty adjustment
- 10% = $22.90
- Contingency / risk reserve
- 5% = $13.60
- Target margin
- 20%
- Calculated minimum price
- $356.88
- Rounded suggested quote
- $360.00
The rounded quote contains $74.50 of target-margin surplus after all listed allocations. Replace every assumption with your own job numbers.
Frequently asked questions
Should two-person lifting be priced in?
Yes. Set the worker count to two for the time both people are required.
Is cable concealment included?
Treat it as a separate scope item because wall type and electrical limitations can change the work substantially.
Should mounting on masonry change the price?
Base any difference on the extra drilling time, suitable fasteners, tool wear, dust control, and uncertainty in that specific job—not on a generic surcharge.
Use your actual numbers
Calculate your tv mounting quote
Travel time is paid business time in this calculator. No local or national price averages are used.