The return trip still costs you
Actual time and kilometres are counted even when the return journey is not claimable.
For NDIS sole traders and small providers
Know whether the job pays before you say yes.
The hourly rate is only the headline. Job Worth It? counts the travel, admin, vehicle costs, overhead and risk—then tells you to take it, renegotiate it or walk away.
2026–27 rate presetsActual vs claimable travelPrivate browser storageNo participant upload
The expensive blind spot
A good hourly rate can still produce a bad job.
Most quick calculators stop at hours multiplied by rate. That is not how the money leaves your business.
Admin time is working time
Case notes, scheduling and follow-up reduce the return from the job whether they appear on an invoice or not.
Your wage is not your total cost
Super, leave, insurance, software, downtime and fixed overhead must be recovered before there is real profit.
A decision system, not a toy calculator
It tells you what must change—not just what went wrong.
Take, renegotiate or decline
A plain-English decision tied to your minimum acceptable margin.
Negotiation target
See the hourly rate required to reach your profit standard.
Minimum useful job length
Find the service duration needed to absorb travel and fixed costs.
Real travel modelling
Separate both actual legs from the time and kilometres you can claim.
Saved opportunity book
Save, duplicate, reopen and compare the jobs shaping your month.
Portfolio profit insights
Project monthly revenue, cost, profit, hours and the biggest profit leaks.
Your real cost profile
Allocate labour on-costs and monthly overhead across realistic billable hours.
Exports and backups
Export job records to CSV and download a complete private workspace backup.
Private by design
Job data stays in the browser. No participant file or health information is uploaded.
The difference
Built around the decision you actually need to make.
Basic shift calculator
- Multiplies rate by service hours
- Assumes a return trip is either entirely claimable or does not exist
- Ignores fixed overhead and job-specific admin
- Forgets the job after the page closes
- Reports a number without a negotiation path
Job Worth It? Pro
- Measures profit after labour value, on-costs, overhead, vehicle cost and risk
- Separates actual and claimable outbound and return travel
- Shows true hourly return and unbillable time
- Builds a saved monthly opportunity book
- Calculates the rate or service length needed to make the job work
Launch pricing
Save one bad acceptance and it can pay for itself.
Try the complete experience during launch. Founding members lock in the early Pro price.
Launch access
Use the complete decision workspace while the product is being introduced.
$0 during launch
- Full job profitability calculator
- 2026–27 NDIS rate presets
- Saved jobs and monthly projections
- CSV export and local backup
No card required. Data stays in this browser.
Job Worth It? Pro
Lock in the founding price and help shape the product around real provider decisions.
$19 AUD / month
- Everything in the launch workspace
- Founding price protection
- Priority product updates
- Direct feedback channel
- Early access to future MarginPilot provider tools
A dedicated Stripe checkout link will replace the current purchase-request fallback when configured.
Questions
Straight answers before you rely on the result.
Does the app decide whether travel is claimable?
No. It applies the travel limits and rates you select, but eligibility depends on the current NDIS pricing arrangements, the support item, employment arrangements and what has been agreed with the participant. The app deliberately keeps actual travel separate from claimable travel.
Are the prices current?
The included standard-support presets are based on the NDIS Pricing Schedule effective 1 July 2026. A custom rate is available because agreements and support items vary. Always check the current official schedule before quoting.
Where is my information stored?
In local browser storage on the device being used. MarginPilot does not receive the job records. Download a backup regularly because clearing browser data can remove them.
Is this financial or claiming advice?
No. It is a business decision aid. It helps expose assumptions and calculate scenarios; it does not validate claims, replace an accountant or determine compliance.
Do I need to enter a participant's full name?
No. Use an internal nickname or reference. The app does not need health information or sensitive participant details.
Before the next yes
Run the job through the numbers that actually matter.
It takes a few minutes. The wrong job can drain margin for months.