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title: "Bill by Markup"
url: "https://help.celayix.com/en/article/how-to-bill-by-markup-in-manage-rates"
language: "en"
last_updated: "2026-06-01T12:04:10.520Z"
---

# Bill by Markup

Use markup-based billing to automatically calculate bill rates from employee pay rates.

**Bill by Markup** allows organizations to calculate bill rates by applying a fixed amount or percentage markup to employee pay rates. This provides a simple way to maintain consistent profit margins without manually creating individual bill rates.

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## Add Markup Bill Rates

To create a markup bill rate:

1.  Navigate to **Manage Rates**.
2.  Click **Add Bill Rates**.
3.  Select **Markup Bill Rates**.

**Note:** **Markup Bill Rates** are only available if your system configuration supports **Bill by Markup**. If this option is not visible, please contact [**Celayix Support**](https://www.celayix.com/support/).

[![Markup bill rates are calculated by adding a markup percentage or amount to the pay rate assigned to the shift. In Manage rates, click Add bill rates and then Markup bill rates](https://downloads.intercomcdn.com/i/o/lk49xqci/1508755381/bb317a031104d1a6c2ca86140d41/image.png?expires=1764287100&signature=81225db08b7dcfef12ede3895365dacf7e46c204cc553d2fe5afb921aa287456&req=dSUnHs57mIJXWPMW1HO4zVWZLizvCZ0F3V5ZiwZq6C%2F9V2Dv6LUnTJbs6e%2Fn%0AADBGSmTPPCJnkWulmRo%3D%0A)](https://downloads.intercomcdn.com/i/o/lk49xqci/1508755381/bb317a031104d1a6c2ca86140d41/image.png?expires=1764287100&signature=81225db08b7dcfef12ede3895365dacf7e46c204cc553d2fe5afb921aa287456&req=dSUnHs57mIJXWPMW1HO4zVWZLizvCZ0F3V5ZiwZq6C%2F9V2Dv6LUnTJbs6e%2Fn%0AADBGSmTPPCJnkWulmRo%3D%0A)

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

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## Configure Markup Bill Rates

When creating a markup bill rate, define the following:

-   **Sites** – Select the site(s) where the markup billing rule will apply.
-   **Markup Method** – Choose either **Percentage** or **Amount**.
-   **Markup Value** – Enter the markup percentage or fixed amount for each rate type.
-   **Effective Date** – Select the date the markup should become active.

Once saved, the markup will automatically be applied when calculating bill rates for qualifying shifts.

[![You need to add the sites for which your markup billing applies, the markup method (percentage or amount), the markup percentage or amount and the effective date)](https://downloads.intercomcdn.com/i/o/lk49xqci/1508755382/4b68bb1ab3a911e095f76a43469e/image.png?expires=1764287100&signature=df478538e646b60994386b7d55776e215836edee1387e2d32bcc24d03244e6a1&req=dSUnHs57mIJXW%2FMW1HO4zc49SHfOTxiQUvTaNk7n%2FonO6kPQ1zTYUoCkLN1H%0AL0pjNZeQ%2FW1mH%2BrHbMo%3D%0A)](https://downloads.intercomcdn.com/i/o/lk49xqci/1508755382/4b68bb1ab3a911e095f76a43469e/image.png?expires=1764287100&signature=df478538e646b60994386b7d55776e215836edee1387e2d32bcc24d03244e6a1&req=dSUnHs57mIJXW%2FMW1HO4zc49SHfOTxiQUvTaNk7n%2FonO6kPQ1zTYUoCkLN1H%0AL0pjNZeQ%2FW1mH%2BrHbMo%3D%0A)

  

  

  

  

  

  

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## Enable Bill by Markup at the Site

For a markup bill rate to be used, the site's **Bill Rate Rules for Shifts at This Site** must be configured as **Bill by Markup**.

To verify this setting:

1.  Open the site profile.
2.  Navigate to **Bill Rates**.
3.  Locate **Bill Rate Rules for Shifts at This Site**.
4.  Select **Bill by Markup**.

When enabled, the applicable markup bill rates will be available for that site.

[![As long as a site's Bill rate rules for shifts at this site is set to Bill by markup, then the markup bill rate will present in the site profile](https://downloads.intercomcdn.com/i/o/lk49xqci/1508755385/158002326c5e8223611e4c85e519/image.png?expires=1764287100&signature=4cec5788ecd00ab5acb6a0531a966f827af01dc01d1a7413bcd7041a4583f3d2&req=dSUnHs57mIJXXPMW1HO4zWCCrwOuH%2B4S0%2BOJtRsO2Mb%2F7iHQUVOJXuDKuFpz%0AqKCsMrWmEHJJBqYBnMo%3D%0A)](https://downloads.intercomcdn.com/i/o/lk49xqci/1508755385/158002326c5e8223611e4c85e519/image.png?expires=1764287100&signature=4cec5788ecd00ab5acb6a0531a966f827af01dc01d1a7413bcd7041a4583f3d2&req=dSUnHs57mIJXXPMW1HO4zWCCrwOuH%2B4S0%2BOJtRsO2Mb%2F7iHQUVOJXuDKuFpz%0AqKCsMrWmEHJJBqYBnMo%3D%0A)

  

  

  

  

  

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## Example: Bill by Markup

In this example:

-   Employee: **Brianna Lewis**
-   Service: **Armed Guard**
-   Site: **Downtown**
-   Employee Pay Rate: **$25.00/hour**
-   Markup: **50%**

The bill rate is calculated as follows:

-   **$25.00 × 50% = $12.50**
-   **$25.00 + $12.50 = $37.50**

The resulting **Bill Rate** for the shift is **$37.50 per hour**.

This allows the system to automatically calculate customer billing based on the employee's pay rate and the configured markup percentage.

[![The Downtown site has a 50% markup on regular rates, meaning that if the employee rates is $25.00, the markup rate will be $37.50](https://downloads.intercomcdn.com/i/o/lk49xqci/1508755380/a8a9765ad046b717e3983264bfd2/image.png?expires=1764287100&signature=80a8582db23d6d49418cd43fd3fab25e050f558aa639295c5b801aef73e49040&req=dSUnHs57mIJXWfMW1HO4zVbJfB4S8N589pq%2FyyYWnFUictBaxaS3Z6ByRp2F%0AB15FTGitpJC8NtbRYzw%3D%0A)](https://downloads.intercomcdn.com/i/o/lk49xqci/1508755380/a8a9765ad046b717e3983264bfd2/image.png?expires=1764287100&signature=80a8582db23d6d49418cd43fd3fab25e050f558aa639295c5b801aef73e49040&req=dSUnHs57mIJXWfMW1HO4zVbJfB4S8N589pq%2FyyYWnFUictBaxaS3Z6ByRp2F%0AB15FTGitpJC8NtbRYzw%3D%0A)