Built for electrical contractors
Job Cost Tracking for Electrical Contractors
Know exactly what each job cost you — wire, fixtures, labor, and subs — before you send the final invoice.
Sound familiar?
Material costs spiral mid-job
Copper prices change, fixtures get added, and by the time the job is done you've spent $2,000 more on materials than the estimate. By then it's too late.
Labor hours are tracked in your head
Your lead electrician works Monday on Site A and Tuesday on Site B. Payroll comes around and nobody can remember the split. You guess, and you're probably wrong.
You don't know which jobs made money
Residential service calls, commercial fit-outs, and panel upgrades all feel profitable in the moment. But at year-end you can't tell which job type actually makes money.
How Punch Ledger helps electrical contractors
Purpose-built for project-based contractors — not adapted from generic accounting software.
Track wire, fixtures, and materials by job
Snap a photo of every supplier receipt on site. AI reads the vendor, items, and amounts — assign to the project and it's in your job cost report instantly.
Labor cost by job site
Schedule your electricians to specific projects each day. Payroll costs allocate to the right job automatically — no spreadsheet.
Real-time margin per project
See your project P&L updating live as costs come in — labor, materials, and sub costs stacked against your bid.
Professional invoices from project data
Create itemized invoices directly from your job costs. Send quotes first for larger commercial jobs — client signs off, you invoice.
Common questions
Can Punch Ledger track material costs by circuit or phase?
You can break expenses into line items and assign them to cost categories within a project. For very granular tracking (circuit-level), most electricians use Punch Ledger at the project level rather than phase level.
Does it work for both residential service and commercial work?
Yes. You can run multiple project types simultaneously — residential service calls, commercial fit-outs, panel upgrades — each with its own P&L and cost tracking.
How do I track a helper vs. journeyman pay rate?
Each employee has their own pay rate in Punch Ledger. When you schedule a helper vs. a journeyman on the same job, their different rates calculate into the project's labor cost automatically.
Can I track material price trends from my suppliers?
Yes. The Vendor Analytics feature shows spending by supplier over time, and the Price History view tracks how individual material prices have changed across jobs.
Is there a mobile app for the field?
Punch Ledger runs in any mobile browser — no app download required. Your electricians or office staff can snap receipts and log hours from any job site.
Know your numbers on every job
Join electrical contractors using Punch Ledger to track costs, run payroll, and protect their margins.
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