Short answer
Know the rule before you hand over a card. Charges under this policy typically run $5–$27, and the notice window is the single most important clause to confirm when you book.
Prices below are split into what is published by a named source and what is market context, so you can tell the difference at a glance.
- Typical range
- $5–$27
- U.S. median
- $69 per cut
- Applies to
- Women's haircut
- Last reviewed
- August 2026
The short version
- $5–$27 is the working range for Extra Product Fee, from 23 documented amounts.
- The full documented set spans $0–$139.99 once fees and add-ons are counted.
- The U.S. national median for women's haircut is $69 per cut.
- Add about 26% to any menu price for sales tax and gratuity.
- Maintained every 10 weeks, the annual cost is roughly $414.
- The largest single variable is notice window — cancellation windows run from 12 to 48 hours.
Documented price lines, service by service
These 23 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 come about, so they are separated here.
| Line | Published | Midpoint | Spread | What it covers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First haircut reduction | $5 | $5 | — | ManCave for Men |
| Bang, beard or undercut trim | $10 | $10 | — | Douglas J Student Salon |
| Haircut and blow-dry | $10 | $10 | — | The Salon Professional Academy |
| TanCard setup fee | $10 | $10 | — | No monthly fee |
| Child haircut | $12 | $12 | — | Summit Salon Academy |
| Kids haircut starting price | $14 | $14 | — | JCPenney Salon |
| Clipper cut | $15 | $15 | — | Lemon Tree Hair Salon |
| Haircut | $16.97–$20 | $18.48 | $3.03 | Walmart Hair Salon (SmartStyle); Summit Salon Academy; Great Clips — San Antonio HEB Shopping Center |
| Child haircut (10 and under) | $17 | $17 | — | Great Clips — Columbus Lincoln Village |
| Senior haircut (65 and over) | $17 | $17 | — | Great Clips — Columbus Lincoln Village |
| Clipper cut starting price | $18 | $18 | — | JCPenney Salon |
| Boy haircut | $19 | $19 | — | Sweet & Sassy |
| Kids haircut | $19–$27 | $23 | $8 | Lemon Tree Hair Salon |
| Shampoo, haircut and blow-dry | $19 | $19 | — | Empire Beauty School Student Salon |
| Premier One starting price | $19.99 | $19.99 | — | As low as; location and service choice vary |
| Line | Published | Midpoint | Spread | What it covers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Published haircut example | $0 | $0 | — | Douglas J Student Salon |
| Salt Pod add-on | $5 | $5 | — | Equipment/add-ons may vary by location |
| Haircut chemical-service add-on | $15 | $15 | — | JCPenney Salon |
| Line | Published | Midpoint | Spread | What it covers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premier Choice membership | $49.99 | $49.99 | — | Location-selected pricing; auto-bill; tax extra |
| Premier Signature membership | $79.99 | $79.99 | — | Location-selected pricing; auto-bill; tax extra |
| Premier Elite membership | $109.99 | $109.99 | — | Location-selected pricing; auto-bill; tax extra |
| Premier All Access membership | $139.99 | $139.99 | — | Location-selected pricing; auto-bill; tax extra |
| Line | Published | Midpoint | Spread | What it covers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Startup fee | $29 | $29 | — | For cited location/plan; tax extra |
Published prices change without warning. The date at the top indicates how recently this was checked.
National price context for these services
Use this as a sanity check. Where a quote falls outside these bands, ask what is included before you assume it is a bad deal — scope differences explain most outliers.
| Service | Market low | National median | Market high | Unit | What drives it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's haircut | $28 | $69 | $140 | per cut | Usually includes consultation, shampoo and a finish style. |
| All-over single-process colour | $65 | $105 | $190 | per service | All-over root-to-tip or root retouch on virgin hair. |
| Gel manicure | $30 | $45 | $70 | per service | Cured colour; removal is often a separate charge. |
| Brazilian wax | $45 | $62 | $100 | per service | Full removal; first-timer offers are common. |
| Classic lash full set | $100 | $155 | $250 | full set | One extension per natural lash. |
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
Before deciding a quote is high, check it against your own market rather than the national number. A $104 quote is expensive in a tier-4 market and unremarkable in tier 1.
| Market tier | Planning range | Multiplier | Example markets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 - highest-cost metros | $93–$121 | 1.35–1.75× | Manhattan, San Francisco, Boston, Seattle, Washington DC, Miami Beach |
| Tier 2 - large metros | $76–$91 | 1.10–1.32× | Chicago, Los Angeles suburbs, Denver, Austin, Atlanta, San Diego, Portland |
| Tier 3 - mid-size metros | $65–$76 | 0.94–1.10× | Columbus, Kansas City, Charlotte, Nashville, Phoenix, Indianapolis |
| Tier 4 - small metro and rural | $48–$64 | 0.70–0.93× | Smaller cities, county seats and rural markets |
Bands scale the $69 national median by published metro cost multipliers. Planning ranges, not quotes.
The variables that move the number
Ask about these when you book, not at checkout. Each is easier to decline before you arrive than halfway through a service.
- Deposit treatment+25–100%
Deposits may apply to the balance or be forfeited.
- Charge basis+25–100%
Some policies bill a flat fee, others a percentage of the service.
- Card on filechanges the contract, not the price
Booking platforms enforce policies automatically.
- Notice windowchanges the contract, not the price
Cancellation windows run from 12 to 48 hours.
Related cost breakdowns: Hair Color Extra Product Fee Guide, Extra Hair-Color Product Cost and Salon Membership Freeze Fee Guide.
What people get wrong here
These are the ones that generate complaints. All of them are fixed by a single question asked before the service starts rather than after.
- 1Assuming a deposit applies to the balancecosts $25–$100
Some deposits are forfeited rather than credited.
- 2Not reading the notice window before entering a cardcosts $25–$100
Windows range from 12 to 48 hours.
If you want the policy detail behind these: How Extra Product Fees Work and Salon Consultation Fee Checklist.
Exactly what to ask when you book
Read these out. The whole thing takes a minute or two and it is the difference between a quote and a surprise. Save the last one for emphasis — a written quote settles any dispute at checkout.
- "What is your cancellation window, and what is the charge if I miss it?"
- "Are taxes added at checkout, and do you have a card-payment surcharge?"
- "If I join the membership today, is there an enrolment or annual fee on top?"
- "Do you take a deposit, and does it come off the final balance?"
- "What is the precise price for women's haircut at my hair length and density?"
- "Is removal of my existing product included, or is it a separate charge?"
- "If this runs longer than booked, does the price change?"
Then do one thing at checkout: ask for an itemised receipt. If a line appears that you were not told about, that is the moment to raise it — not after you have left.
The sensible total, worked through
This is the gap that surprises people. Starting from a $15 base, here is where the money goes by the time the card is out.
| Line | Amount | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Base service | $15 | The line you see on the menu |
| One typical add-on | $8 | Accepted at the chair without a stated price |
| Subtotal | $23 | Before tax and gratuity |
| Sales tax at 7.3% | $1.68 | Varies by state and city; services are taxable in some states only |
| Gratuity at 20% | $4.60 | Calculated on the service, not on tax |
| Realistic total | $29.28 | 95% above the menu price |
Worked at a $15 base with one add-on. Swap in your own quote and the proportions hold.
Plan for the total, not the base. The $14 gap between the two is the part people forget when comparing two salons.
To check a specific quote, try it with your own figures.
The real annual cost of keeping this up
Most budgets break at the cadence, not the price. Women's haircut maintained every 10 weeks works out to around $414 a year once gratuity is included.
| Provider level | Per visit | Visits/yr | Service spend | Gratuity | Annual total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Budget provider | $28 | 5 | $140 | $28 | $168 |
| National median | $69 | 5 | $345 | $69 | $414 |
| Premium provider | $140 | 5 | $700 | $140 | $840 |
Gratuity is included at 20% because it is expected rather than optional. Deduct it if you track tips apart from service spend.
Before hunting a discount, check the cadence. Going from 5 to 4 visits a year keeps around $83 in your pocket at the same quality of work.
What to tip, in actual dollars
Tip on the pre-tax service amount. If a discount or promotion applied, the norm is to tip on the original value of the work, not the discounted price.
| Gratuity rate | On $28 | On $69 | On $140 | When it applies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15% | $4.20 | $10.35 | $21 | Standard for a satisfactory service |
| 18% | $5.04 | $12.42 | $25.20 | Common default in mid-size and large metros |
| 20% | $5.60 | $13.80 | $28 | Typical for a stylist you intend to rebook with |
| 25% | $7 | $17.25 | $35 | Reserved for complex colour, long appointments or a rescue job |
- Do not tip on membership dues, booth rent, deposits, annual fees, gift-card loads or cancellation charges — no service was performed.
- 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.
- If more than one person worked on you, check how gratuity is divided before assuming the lead provider receives all of it.
- On a $69 service, the difference between an 18% and a 20% tip is $1.38. It matters less than whether you tip at all.
How this compares with the alternatives
Before deciding, it is worth seeing where this sits against the nearest alternatives on both price and what you get for it.
Questions people actually ask
How much is Extra Product Fee?
The working range is $5–$27, drawn from 23 published amounts. 15 of those are core services; the rest are add-ons, memberships or fees that should not be averaged in. The median documented line is $17.
Published haircut example: what is the published amount?
$0. Douglas J Student Salon. Expect around $0 once tax and gratuity are added, where gratuity applies.
First haircut reduction: what is the published amount?
$5. ManCave for Men. Expect roughly $6 once tax and gratuity are added, where gratuity applies.
How much is salt pod add-on?
Documented at $5 for salt pod add-on. Equipment/add-ons may vary by location. Amounts like this are re-checked on a schedule and can change without warning.
Bang, beard or undercut trim: what is the published amount?
Bang, beard or undercut trim: $10 as published. Douglas J Student Salon. Compare that against the $69 U.S. median for women's haircut before deciding whether it is competitive.
What will I actually pay at checkout?
The menu price is not the final price. Budget 27% more - around $4 extra on a $16 service - and more if you accept anything offered at the chair.
What is the annual cost of Extra Product Fee?
Roughly $414 annually at 5 visits (every 10 weeks), gratuity included. That figure is considerably more helpful than the $69 per-visit price when deciding whether to commit.
What explains the price difference between locations?
Rent, wages and local demand set the menu. Scaling the $69 national median by published metro multipliers gives about $48 in a small market and up to $121 in a top-tier metro - before provider tier is considered.
How current is this pricing?
Treat them as research, not a quote. Published lines trace to the sources at the foot of this page; market ranges are compiled national data and are labelled as such. Reviewed August 2026.
Sources and how we checked them
Every published figure above traces to one of these. Where a source describes a single location or a time-limited offer, that scope stays attached to the number rather than being generalised.
- Official hair color service pageColor-service definitions and durations · updated 2026
- Official curly hair servicesService definitions and durations · updated 2026
- Official blowout servicesPrices and service times · updated 2026
- Official membership termsIncluded blowouts · updated 2026
- Official hair treatment service pageTreatment types and typical add-on duration · updated 2026
- HEB Shopping Center, San Antonio official price menuPrecise location haircut, trim, shampoo and styling prices · updated 2026
- Gateway Promenade, Hammond official price menuPrecise location haircut, trim, shampoo and styling prices · updated 2026
- Lincoln Village, Columbus official price menuExact location haircut, trim, shampoo and styling prices · updated 2026
- Parker Colorado official pricingMembership tier prices and startup-fee conditions · updated 2026
- Official Iowa prices and membershipsSession prices, setup fee, unlimited membership and minimum term · updated 2026
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People also ask
Frequently asked questions
How much is Extra Product Fee?
The working range is $5–$27, drawn from 23 published amounts. 15 of those are core services; the rest are add-ons, memberships or fees that should not be averaged in. The median documented line is $17.
Published haircut example: what is the published amount?
$0. Douglas J Student Salon. Expect approximately $0 once tax and gratuity are added, where gratuity applies.
First haircut discount: what is the published amount?
$5. ManCave for Men. Expect roughly $6 once tax and gratuity are added, where gratuity applies.
How much is salt pod add-on?
Documented at $5 for salt pod add-on. Equipment/add-ons may vary by location. Amounts like this are re-checked on a schedule and can change without notice.
Bang, beard or undercut trim: what is the published amount?
Bang, beard or undercut trim: $10 as published. Douglas J Student Salon. Compare that against the $69 U.S. median for women's haircut before deciding whether it is competitive.
What will I actually pay at checkout?
The menu price is not the final price. Budget 27% more - roughly $4 extra on a $16 service - and more if you accept anything offered at the chair.
What is the annual cost of Extra Product Fee?
Roughly $414 a year at 5 visits (every 10 weeks), gratuity included. That figure is far more helpful than the $69 per-visit price when deciding whether to commit.
What explains the price difference between locations?
Rent, wages and local demand set the menu. Scaling the $69 national median by published metro multipliers gives about $48 in a small market and up to $121 in a top-tier metro - before provider tier is considered.
How current is this pricing?
Treat them as research, not a quote. Published lines trace to the sources at the foot of this page; market ranges are compiled national data and are labelled as such. Reviewed August 2026.
Last reviewed . Prices change without notice — report a correction.