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Salon Service Pricing Calculator

Calculate optimal service pricing based on time, product cost, overhead, and desired profit margin.

Inputs

min
$
$
%
min
$

Results

Suggested Price

$112.50

≈ 8 movie tickets

Total Cost$67.50
Profit per Service$45.00
Profit per Hour$30.00
Revenue per Hour$75.00
Product Cost % of Price13.3%
How to Use This Calculator
  1. Enter your target hourly rate and average time per service in minutes.
  2. Set product cost per service and overhead allocation per hour.
  3. Input desired profit margin percentage.
  4. Review the recommended retail price for each service.
  5. Adjust service time or product cost assumptions to stay competitive while hitting margin targets.

How the result changes with Service Time

Service TimeSuggested Price
53$76.53
171$191.25
314$330.28
433$445.97

What each input means

Service Time
Total time for the service including consultation
Product Cost
Cost of products used for this service
Hourly Overhead
Rent, utilities, insurance, etc. divided by working hours
Target Profit Margin
Desired profit margin percentage
Assistant Time
Time an assistant is involved
Assistant Hourly Rate
Hourly rate for assistant labor

How this is calculated

Worked example, using the default values

  1. Identify Input Parameters
    4 parameters
    Service Time = 90, Product Cost = 15, Hourly Overhead = 35, Target Profit Margin = 40 = 6 input(s) provided
  2. Calculate Suggested Price
    Suggested Price
    112.5 = $112.5
  3. Calculate Total Cost
    Total Cost
    67.5 = $67.5
  4. Calculate Profit per Service
    Profit per Service
    45 = $45

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