# Unlocked labor rates

**URL:** <https://shopmonkey.discourse.group/t/unlocked-labor-rates/15>\
**Category:** What's New\
**Created:** [January 21, 2026, 12:47am UTC](https://shopmonkey.discourse.group/t/unlocked-labor-rates/15 "2026-01-21T00:47:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![ZBuff](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/shopmonkey.discourse.group/zbuff/32/13_2.png) [@ZBuff](https://shopmonkey.discourse.group/u/ZBuff)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2026, 12:47am UTC](https://shopmonkey.discourse.group/t/unlocked-labor-rates/15/1 "2026-01-21T00:47:45Z")

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You can now set a labor **subtotal** and let Shopmonkey automatically adjust the labor rate, instead of changing the labor time within a service.

- **Example:** If you want to charge $99.99 for an alignment that was previously set at $120, while still assigning your technician 0.75 hours, you can now do that. Simply set the subtotal to $99.99, and the labor rate will adjust automatically without changing the technician’s assigned time. This gives you more flexibility in pricing while keeping labor times accurate.

![unlocked-labor-rate-release-notes-01.15.2026](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shopmonkey/original/1X/c12bd153f5032898f053654ae9a21d4ea5871965.gif)

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**Author:** ![Sandboxer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/shopmonkey.discourse.group/sandboxer/32/11_2.png) [@Sandboxer](https://shopmonkey.discourse.group/u/Sandboxer)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2026, 12:48am UTC](https://shopmonkey.discourse.group/t/unlocked-labor-rates/15/2 "2026-01-21T00:48:54Z")

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That’s one step closer to full on packaged pricing! I’m pumped to see this in action.

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**Author:** ![Dadam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f1d935/32.png) [@Dadam](https://shopmonkey.discourse.group/u/Dadam)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2026, 8:25pm UTC](https://shopmonkey.discourse.group/t/unlocked-labor-rates/15/3 "2026-02-03T20:25:10Z")

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This is one of my favorite features!

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**Author:** ![ZachHaver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/f0a364/32.png) [@ZachHaver](https://shopmonkey.discourse.group/u/ZachHaver)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2026, 7:34pm UTC](https://shopmonkey.discourse.group/t/unlocked-labor-rates/15/4 "2026-03-15T19:34:46Z")

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Enjoy the feature but would like to lock pricing on jobs. So an oil change would be the same price at 4 qt. vs. 5 qt.

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**Author:** ![jpmoretti](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/shopmonkey.discourse.group/jpmoretti/32/36_2.png) [@jpmoretti](https://shopmonkey.discourse.group/u/jpmoretti)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2026, 4:18pm UTC](https://shopmonkey.discourse.group/t/unlocked-labor-rates/15/5 "2026-03-17T16:18:36Z")

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Interesting idea @ZachHaver - started a new thread [here](https://shopmonkey.discourse.group/t/accounting-for-retail-and-cost-of-a-fixed-price-service/56)