The only negative to percentage pay is if you raise your prices to try to make more profit your employees automatically get a raise. This business model is difficult to sustain.

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Interesting topic but sure!

@@AustinDavis24 my buddy and I both own seperate pressure washing businesses and are looking to merge to take over our city. Or if I can talk to you some other way that would be amazing. Love what you do!

No doubt about it!

And I’m giving them an opportunity where they can be more rewarded for the work that they put in.

280 per day is equal to 67k a year if you work an 8 hr day every day with weekends off. But then you have to factor in the 30% to Uncle Sam if they are 1099 employees. Which then comes to 47k take home.

I find most business owners that have not gotten off the truck yet will have no problem doing it all themselves for the reasons that you alluded to. But as you grow, we find that it’s just too much work for one person that’s getting paid what they are getting paid to handle themselves. Helping with hoses, rinsing, set up and tear down. It’s a lot especially on a hot day. It’s worth the extra pay to keep guys happy

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And also, how do you handle pay if a job requires more than 2 people?

@@justinspowerwashing Kind of defeats the purpose of P4P that they cap at 400 for large projects. What would make them want to get that done in 1 day? Why not drag that large project out a week and make 400 a day since it's capped out.

@@FountainPens-tt7up I was asking for clarification because he states that the jobs cap at $400, but then talks about making $400/day. Is that only on 1-day jobs? What about jobs that require more than a 2-person crew? This was the first time I had heard about a cap on percentage-based pay and was just hoping to clear up the confusion.

@@Kazerez they are W2. No the first thing that gets calculated is their wage. From the total gross. Because their income offsets our taxes.

They will have to go back and work for free if it dosent look up to standard.

Good point! Each truck averages the same amount per day. We make it so that it’s even. Give or take a couple hundred dollars. Someday one truck is more full than the other truck and vice versa.

@@AustinDavis24 makes sense!

I love this method I’ve been telling guys for a while that this is the best way to do it. This method also encourages guys to upscale and to knock doors as the more business they drum up the more they make

Smaller surface cleaner just will take more time to do the job. You won't be super efficient at first. As you make money you can reinvest for better equipment which can bring better efficiency and will equal less time and more money. I've been looking into starting a pressure washing business and have done a ton of research. No point in going into debt unless this is your full time gig. I'm gonna work this as a side hustle and hopefully turn it into full time one day.

@@lightninghostgaming8931 thank you for taking time out of your day, I’ve been sitting here until someone replies. I really appreciate it and heck yeah , you’ll get there! We both will and , I just ordered a 15in surface cleaner hoping it will get the job done. As far as clientele I’ve gotten 6 customers since I last posted this

@thatskelvin I'm still in the planning stages want to try this out with my house friends and family for free to make sure what I'm doing works before I move to a paying customer. I've had a pressure washer for years and it's about time to clean the house again and started thinking about how this could work for some extra income. Keep up with the work it will pay off. My startup cost is gonna only be about 300 for chemicals. Should have more than enough to do my house and couple more then start with the business still need to get an llc and insurance and all that "fun" stuff. It's gonna be a grind but I can see it paying off.

Short answer is no. I want our guys to feel a bit more rewarded. Something about knowing that you’re making more money on particular jobs depending on what you’re doing is pretty satisfying to them. Our crew chief average 65 to 70 K a year