Jewelry Pricing Calculator: the true cost of your pieces
Price jewelry on what it really costs: the metal by weight (plus a loss allowance), the gemstones and findings, and (above all) your bench time. The torch and pliers are overhead.
Handmade jewelry is underpriced more than almost any craft, because the maker counts the silver and forgets the hours. Anvil HUD prices a piece the honest way: the metal by weight (with a loss allowance for what you file and saw away), the stones and the findings, and your bench time, which is usually the biggest number on the page. The torch and pliers are cheap, reused tools, so they're overhead, not a metered machine. Then a small buffer for the piece that doesn't make it and your overhead, and the fees of wherever you sell. Not sure how much metal a design takes? The built-in metal calculator turns a sheet or a length of wire into grams using the metal's density, then hands it to the estimate.
How we price jewelry making
- Metal (by the gram, plus a loss allowance for filing and sawing) + gemstones + findings + your bench time make the base. The torch and pliers are overhead, so there's no machine line.
- A failure buffer (a piece that warps or a stone that chips on setting) and overhead load it; your fees and target margin set the list price.
- No file to drop: pick your metal, weigh the piece (or use the metal calculator), add the stones and findings and your minutes, and the breakdown is yours.
Every line is published at the math. No black box. The engine is free; you only sign in to save your work.
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Questions
How do I price handmade jewelry?▾
Add up the metal (by the gram, plus a loss allowance), the gemstones and findings, and your bench time, then load a failure buffer and overhead and divide by one minus your fees and target margin. The hours are the number most makers leave off. Anvil HUD does the math and publishes the formula at /the-math.
How do I figure the metal weight?▾
Use the built-in metal calculator: pick the metal, enter a sheet's dimensions or a length of round wire, and it converts the shape to grams using the metal's density, adds a waste allowance, and sends the weight and cost into the estimate. Weigh the finished piece for the exact number.
Is the calculator free?▾
Yes. The cost engine and the metal calculator are always free. Pro unlocks the dashboards, the jobs log, the learned failure rate, inventory, and multi-shop pricing.
Know your craft.
Price your jewelry making on your real numbers, free. Sign in to save your catalog, log jobs, and unlock the dashboards.