Best Tanning Salon For Spray And UV

Every published amount we could verify

29 documented amounts, split into services, add-ons, plans and policy charges. Each keeps the exact label it was published under so you can match it against the menu you are shown when you book.

Published prices change without notice. The date at the top indicates how recently this was checked.

What the same service costs across the U.S. market

Use this as a sanity check. If your quote lands outside this range, ask what is included before concluding it is poor value — scope differences explain most outliers.

National planning ranges. A quote outside these bands is not automatically wrong - check what is included before judging it.

Regional price bands for this service

Location is generally the largest single variable. The national median for women's haircut is $69; the same appointment can land near $48 in a small market and $121 in a top-tier metro. That is a 2.5× spread on an identical service name.

Your own market may sit between tiers. The point is the 2.5x spread, not the precise figure in any one row.

What actually changes your price

All of these can be declined in the sense that you can refuse it — but only if you know it is coming before the appointment starts.

• Geographic market+30–90%

  The same service swings widely between metros.

• Required add-ons+$20–$70

  Some finishes are effectively mandatory but quoted on a separate line.

• Service complexity+$20–$120

  Length, density, area size and condition all add time.

• Tax and gratuity+20–30%

  Neither appears on the menu price.

• Provider experience+15–60%

  Junior through master tiers are priced in bands.

Related cost breakdowns: Spray Tan Cost, Automated Spray Tan Cost and Bridal Spray Tan Cost.

Mistakes that cost real money

Listed by how commonly they occur rather than dollar impact. All of them are solved at the booking stage.

1. 1Not asking what is required versus optionalcosts $20–$70

   Some finishes are effectively mandatory but quoted on a separate line.

2. 2Forgetting tax and gratuitycosts $20–$30

   Together they add around a quarter to the menu price.

3. 3Comparing headline prices across different scopescosts $20–$70

   Two "haircut" prices can include completely different work.

If you want the policy detail behind these: Prepare For UV Tanning and UV Tanning Aftercare.

Exactly what to ask when you book

You do not need to negotiate. You need the price to be stated before the service starts. These questions do that without any awkwardness.

1. "Are taxes added at checkout, and do you have a card-payment surcharge?"
2. "Is removal of my existing product included, or is it a separate charge?"
3. "Is there a first-visit offer or a package rate I should know about?"
4. "If this runs longer than booked, does the price change?"
5. "What is the exact price for women's haircut at my hair length and density?"
6. "What is your cancellation window, and what is the charge if I miss it?"
7. "Can you email or text me the quote before my appointment?"

One more at the desk: ask for the itemised total before you tap the card. Every line should match something you were told about on the phone.

The realistic total, worked through

This is the gap that surprises people. Starting from a $83 base, here is where the money goes by the time the card is out.

Illustrative. The 6.5% tax figure varies by state - several states do not tax personal services at all.

Plan for the total, not the base. The $44 gap between the two is the part people forget when comparing two salons.

You can calculate your own total rather than doing this by hand.

Annual cost of ownership

Most budgets break at the cadence, not the price. Women's haircut maintained every 10 weeks works out to approximately $414 annually once gratuity is included.

Gratuity is included at 20% because it is not optional in practice. Strip it out if you budget gratuity on a separate line.

Before hunting a reduction, check the cadence. Going from 5 to 4 visits annually keeps roughly $83 in your pocket at the same quality of work.

Tipping: the numbers rather than the etiquette

Working out a percentage on the spot is a nuisance. Below they are converted into actual dollars at the low, middle and high end of the market range.

• Do not tip on membership dues, booth rent, deposits, annual fees, gift-card loads or cancellation charges — no service was performed.
• Holiday tipping is a separate norm from per-visit tipping and is usually a one-off larger amount.
• A tip is for the work performed, not for the price you were charged. Do not penalise a provider for a menu they did not set.
• Tip the same on a redo as on the original if the redo was not the provider's fault - and speak to management rather than the provider if it was.

Worth comparing before you commit

The useful comparison is like-for-like: same service scope, same provider tier, same market. These pages set the comparisons up that way.

Common questions, answered with numbers

Sources and how we checked them

Brand-specific amounts on this page come from the pages below. A source covering one location is not used as evidence of a national price, and market ranges are labelled on a separate line.

1. Official pricing and rewards
2. Official FAQ
3. Official pricing and specials
4. Official membership store
5. Official UV service
6. Official pricing
7. Official homepage
8. Risks of tanning
9. Sunless tanners and bronzers
10. Official Premier One page
11. Official membership freeze information
12. Official VIP membership terms

Menus change. Quoted a different figure, tell us and we will re-verify.