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Nail Service Pricing Calculator

Calculate service prices from supply costs, time, target hourly rate, overhead, and profit margin.

Inputs

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Results

Recommended menu price

$80.00

≈ 5 movie tickets

Exact calculated price$78.18
Labor cost$35.00
Direct cost (supplies + labor)$43.00
Overhead allocation$24.00
Profit per service$13.00
Actual profit margin16.3%
Revenue per hour$68.57
Price per minute$1.33
Break-even clients/day16
How to Use This Calculator
  1. Enter supply cost per service ($) — include gel, acrylic, tips, and consumables.
  2. Enter service time (min) and your target hourly rate ($).
  3. Set overhead as a percentage of revenue (rent, utilities, insurance) and desired profit margin (%).
  4. Read the recommended menu price rounded to the nearest $5 for clean pricing.
  5. Review labor cost, overhead allocation, and profit per service to verify the price is sustainable.
  6. Use break-even clients/day to understand your minimum client volume target.

How the result changes with Service time (min)

Service time (min)Recommended menu price
35$55.00
108$130.00
197$225.00
271$305.00

What each input means

Supply cost per service ($)
Cost of products/supplies used per service (gel, acrylic, tips, etc.).
Service time (min)
Time to complete the service in minutes.
Target hourly rate ($)
Your desired hourly earnings as the technician.
Overhead (% of revenue)
Rent, utilities, insurance, marketing as a percentage of revenue (typical: 25-40%).
Profit margin (%)
Desired profit margin after all costs (typical: 10-20%).

What each result means

Recommended menu price
Suggested price rounded to the nearest $5 for clean menu pricing.
Exact calculated price
Precise price before rounding.
Labor cost
Your labor cost based on time and hourly rate.
Direct cost (supplies + labor)
Total direct costs before overhead and profit.
Overhead allocation
Overhead dollars allocated to this service.
Profit per service
Net profit after all costs at menu price.
Actual profit margin
True profit margin at the rounded menu price.
Revenue per hour
Gross revenue per hour at this service price.
Price per minute
What you charge per minute of service time.
Break-even clients/day
Minimum clients per day to cover $200 daily fixed costs.

How this is calculated

Worked example, using the default values

  1. Identify Input Parameters
    4 parameters
    Supply cost per service ($) = 8, Service time (min) = 60, Target hourly rate ($) = 35, Overhead (% of revenue) = 30 = 5 input(s) provided
  2. Calculate Recommended menu price
    Recommended menu price
    80 = $80
  3. Calculate Exact calculated price
    Exact calculated price = directCost / denominator
    78.18 = $78.18
  4. Calculate Labor cost
    Labor cost = (serviceTimeMin / 60) * targetHourlyRate
    35 = $35

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