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Haircut price calculator
Enter how long the cut takes, what your hour is worth and your monthly costs. The calculator shows the minimum price and a recommended price with your margin.
Minutes in the chair, including cleanup.
What you want to earn per hour of work.
Blades, gel, neck strips, towels.
Rent, power, software, insurance.
How many clients you serve in a month.
Share of the price kept as profit.
Result
Recommended price
$40.44
- Your time
- $20.00
- Share of fixed costs
- $8.33
- Products
- $2.00
- Minimum price (cost)
- $30.33
- Profit per cut
- $10.11
The minimum price only pays costs. Charge at least the recommended price to keep a margin.
Results are estimates for planning. Taxes and local rules are not included.
How to price a haircut
A good price pays three things: your time in the chair, the products you use and a slice of the shop's fixed costs. Only then do you add profit.
Pricing by copying the shop down the street ignores your own rent, speed and skill. Doing the math once gives you a price you can defend.
The formula
Cost = products + (minutes ÷ 60 × hourly rate) + (monthly fixed costs ÷ appointments per month). Recommended price = cost ÷ (1 − margin).
- A 40-minute cut at 30 per hour costs 20 in labor
- 1,500 of monthly costs over 180 clients adds 8.33 per cut
- With a 25% margin, divide the total cost by 0.75
Tips to raise your price
Raise prices in small steps, announce them in advance and add value you can see: hot towel finish, beard line-up, a styled product. Track your best-selling services to know where clients accept a higher price.
Frequently asked questions
Put the numbers into practice
Barberky keeps your appointments, clients and revenue in one app, so these numbers come from your real month.
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