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Published prices from official sources

15 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 at booking.

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

National price context for these services

A quote well above these bands is not automatically bad value - it generally means a different scope, a senior provider, or an costly metro. This table tells you which question to ask.

Compiled national figures for context only. No brand on this page has published these numbers, and none of them is a bookable rate.

The same service, four different markets

Location is typically 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.

Derived by applying regional cost-of-doing-business multipliers to the $69 national median. Treat as a sanity check on a quote you have been given.

What actually changes your price

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

• Chair or entertainment upcharge+$3–$10

  Themed chairs and screens can carry a small premium.

• Hair length+$6–$20

  Long kids hair is regularly billed at the adult rate.

• First-haircut package+$8–$25

  Certificate and keepsake packages price above a plain cut.

• Age cut-offeligibility rule

  Chains cap kids pricing at 10, 11 or 12 depending on brand.

Related cost breakdowns: Kids' Haircut Cost, Kids Manicure Cost and Kids Pedicure Cost.

Twelve months of women's haircut, priced out

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.

Gratuity is included at 20% because it is expected rather than optional. Strip it out if you budget gratuity on a separate line.

Before hunting a lower-priced provider, look at the interval. One fewer visit per year is about $83 kept; two fewer is $166. Neither costs you any quality.

What to tip, in actual dollars

Percentages are awkward to compute at the counter. Below they are converted into actual dollars at the low, middle and high end of the national range.

• 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.
• 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.
• Holiday tipping is a separate convention from per-visit tipping and is normally a one-off larger amount.

The costly errors, ranked

Ranked by frequency rather than how much they cost. All of them are solved at the booking stage.

1. 1Not checking the age cut-offcosts $10–$35

   Chains cap kids pricing at 10, 11 or 12; one year over doubles the price.

2. 2Assuming long hair is priced as a kids cutcosts $6–$20

   Long hair is often billed at the adult rate.

3. 3Paying for a first-haircut package you did not wantcosts $8–$25

   Certificate packages are offered as standard at some chains.

If you want the policy detail behind these: How To Choose A Salon For Kids and How To Compare Official And Third Party Salon Prices.

What to say on the phone

Ask these at booking rather than on arrival. Once you are gowned and in the chair, declining an add-on becomes socially much harder — which is exactly why that is when they are raised.

1. "Do you take a deposit, and does it come off the final balance?"
2. "Is a shampoo, blow-dry or finish included in that price, or billed separately?"
3. "Which provider tier is that quote for, and what does the next tier up cost?"
4. "Is there a first-visit offer or a package rate I should know about?"
5. "What is the exact price for women's haircut at my hair length and density?"
6. "What add-ons do you normally recommend for this service, and what does each cost?"
7. "If I join the membership today, is there an enrolment or annual fee on top?"

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.

Menu price versus final bill

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.

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 $14 gap between the two is the part people forget when comparing two salons.

You can do this with your own quote rather than doing this by hand.

How this compares with the alternatives

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

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.

1. Official servicesChildren's haircut and product service scope · updated 2026
2. Official membershipRecurring membership structure and home-salon rule · updated 2026
3. Official U.S. brand websiteBrand identity, service scope, location/booking model and official-source gate · updated 2026
4. Hair dye and relaxer safety guidancePatch tests, scalp condition and timing after chemical services · updated 2026
5. Hair dyes official safety guidancePatch tests, allergy risk and eye-area restrictions · updated 2026

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