Palm Beach Tan vs Zoom Tan

What the brand actually publishes

These 18 lines come from published sources and are grouped by what they actually are. Mixing a cancellation fee into a service price list is how misleading "average" figures get made, so they are kept apart here.

Published prices change without warning. Check the review date above to see how current this set is.

U.S. market ranges for comparison

Context, not a price list. The point of these numbers is to tell you whether the quote in front of you is normal for the U.S. in 2026.

These bands describe the national market, not this page's subject. Use them to judge whether a quote is sensible, not as a price you can book.

Regional price bands for this service

Rent and wages flow straight into the menu. Applying published metro cost bands to the $11 national median for uv bed - level 1 gives the following planning ranges.

Bands scale the $11 national median by published metro cost multipliers. Planning ranges, not quotes.

Six things that decide what you pay

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

• Contract term and freeze ruleschanges the contract, not the price

  Minimum terms and freeze policies change the true cost.

• Lotion purchase+$25–$90

  The largest and least-expected line on a first visit.

• Bed level+$8–$40

  Level 1 through level 5 is the primary price ladder.

• Membership tier+$15–$70

  Each tier unlocks a different set of beds and spray inclusions.

• Enrolment or annual fee+$15–$60

  Charged in addition to the monthly rate at many chains.

Related cost breakdowns: Airbrush Tan Cost, Spray Tan Cost and Spray Tan Price Components Guide.

Exactly what to ask when you book

Ask these when you book rather than on arrival. Once you are gowned and in the chair, declining an add-on becomes socially much harder — which is precisely why they are offered there.

1. "What is the precise price for uv bed - level 1 at my hair length and density?"
2. "Which provider tier is that quote for, and what does the next tier up cost?"
3. "If I join the membership today, is there an enrolment or annual fee on top?"
4. "Are taxes added at checkout, and do you have a card-payment surcharge?"
5. "If this runs longer than booked, does the price change?"
6. "Is there a first-visit offer or a package rate I should know about?"
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 sensible total, worked through

Work it forwards once and you will never be caught out again. A $86 service does not cost $86.

An illustration built from the ranges on this page. Your tax rate and add-on choices will differ.

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

Prefer not to do the arithmetic? You can do this with your own quote.

What uv bed - level 1 costs you over per year

The per-visit price hides the real decision. At twice weekly in season, this service costs about $528 a year including gratuity if you pay national median rates.

Cadence comes down to typical maintenance intervals. Your own interval is the largest variable.

The cheapest lever is almost always stretching the cadence, not finding a less expensive provider. Moving from 40 visits per year to 30 saves about $132 annually — usually more than switching salons would.

Membership break-even: the only maths that matters

A membership is worthwhile above one number: monthly fee ÷ per-visit price. Below that visit count you are subsidising the salon. At a $11 per-visit rate, here is where each plan level breaks even.

Break-even = monthly fee / per-visit price. At $11 a visit the maths is simple enough to do at the counter.

You can check the maths on your quoted rate against your actual visit count.

What to tip, in actual dollars

Tip on the pre-tax service amount. If a reduction or promotion applied, the convention is to tip on the original value of the work, not the discounted price.

• On a $11 service, the difference between an 18% and a 20% tip is $0.22. It matters less than whether you tip at all.
• On a package or prepaid series, tip per visit on the value of that visit rather than once on the whole package.
• Do not tip on membership dues, booth rent, deposits, annual fees, gift-card loads or cancellation charges — no service was performed.
• If the salon owner performed the service, tipping is optional by norm - though seldom refused.

Five ways to overpay without noticing

Listed by how routinely they occur rather than dollar impact. The fix in every case is a question at booking.

1. 1Comparing headline prices across different scopescosts $20–$70

   Two "haircut" prices can include completely different work.

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

   Together they add roughly a quarter to the menu price.

3. 3Not asking what is required versus optionalcosts $20–$70

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

If you want the policy detail behind these: How To Compare Salon Prices and What Is An Airbrush Tan.

Where else to look

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

Questions people actually ask

Sources and how we checked them

Listed so you can check the figures yourself. If a source has changed since we recorded it, the correction form below is the fastest way to flag it.

1. Official FAQStarting membership and price variation · updated 2026
2. Official Premier One pageOnce-monthly spray membership and billing dates · updated 2026
3. Official pricing and rewards finderLocation-specific membership pricing · updated 2026
4. Official contact and freeze informationMembership freeze structure and Tan Dollars · updated 2026
5. Official spray-tan preparation and aftercarePreparation, rinse and aftercare timing · updated 2026
6. Parker Colorado official pricingMembership tier prices and startup-fee conditions · updated 2026
7. Official pricing and specialsIntro offers · updated 2026
8. Official membership storeMonthly and annual prices · updated 2026
9. Official UV serviceIntro offer and access · updated 2026
10. Official cancellation policyCancellation timing and balance requirements · updated 2026

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