PROSE Nails Pedicure Prices

What the brand actually publishes

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

Franchisees price within a corporate range rather than to a fixed card. Read them as examples, not a rate card.

How this compares with the wider U.S. market

This table is market context, not a brand price list. It exists so you can tell whether a quote you have been given is average, cheap or steep for the U.S. in 2026.

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

Where you live changes the price more than anything else

Rent and wages flow straight into the menu. Applying published metro cost bands to the $45 national median for basic pedicure gives the following planning ranges.

Derived by applying regional cost-of-doing-business multipliers to the $45 national median. Treat as a sanity check on a quote you have been given.

The variables that move the number

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

• Soak-off removal+$10–$25

  Removal of a previous set is its own line unless rebooking.

• Length and shape+$5–$20

  Extending past the natural free edge is billed per length band.

• Product system+$10–$45

  Regular polish, gel, dip and acrylic sit on different price tiers.

• Nail art or French+$5–$45

  Charged per nail or as a set surcharge.

• Repair of a broken nail+$5–$15

  Priced per nail at most salons.

Related cost breakdowns: Acrylic Nails Cost, Chrome Nails Cost and Classic Pedicure Cost.

Seven questions that prevent a surprise bill

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. "Are taxes added at checkout, and do you have a card-payment surcharge?"
2. "What is your cancellation window, and what is the charge if I miss it?"
3. "Is there a first-visit offer or a package rate I should know about?"
4. "Do you take a deposit, and does it come off the final balance?"
5. "If I join the membership today, is there an enrolment or annual fee on top?"
6. "What add-ons do you normally recommend for this service, and what does each cost?"
7. "Is a shampoo, blow-dry or finish included in that price, or billed separately?"

At checkout: check the itemised total against the quote before paying. Corrections are straightforward at the desk and nearly impossible afterwards.

The sensible total, worked through

This is the gap that surprises people. Starting from a $34 base, here is where the money goes by the time the card is out.

Illustrative. The 8.2% tax figure varies by state - several states do not tax personal services at all.

Takeaway: budget $54 when the board says $34. The difference is $20.

Prefer not to do the arithmetic? You can try it with your own figures.

Twelve months of basic pedicure, priced out

A single $45 appointment is easy to justify. Maintained every 5 weeks, basic pedicure becomes a $540 annual commitment at the national median — and that is the number worth deciding on.

Gratuity is included at 20% because it is not optional in reality. Strip it out if you budget gratuity separately.

Dropping one visit annually saves around $54. Dropping the cadence by a quarter saves about $135. Compare that against what you would save by moving to a less expensive provider before you switch.

Membership break-even: the only maths that matters

The honest test is your sensible visit count, not your intended one. Most of us overestimate by 30–50%. Take the number below and check it against how you behaved last quarter.

Uses a $45 market per-visit rate. Substitute the rate you were actually quoted.

Use the quoted rate rather than the market one and check the maths on your quoted rate.

Tipping: the numbers rather than the etiquette

Two rules do most of the work: tip on the service before tax, and tip the person who performed it.

• If more than one person worked on you, ask how tips are shared before assuming the lead provider receives all of it.
• If the salon owner performed the service, tipping is optional by convention - though seldom refused.
• Assistants who shampoo or rinse are often tipped separately, generally a few dollars.
• 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.

Avoid these before you book

Listed by how commonly they occur rather than dollar impact. The fix in every case is a question when you book.

1. 1Saying "gel" when you mean a gel manicure on natural nailscosts $15–$40

   Gel extensions and gel polish are different price tiers.

2. 2Choosing length without checking the bandcosts $5–$20

   Extension length is priced in bands at most salons.

3. 3Agreeing to art without a per-nail pricecosts $10–$45

   Art is billed per nail and adds up quickly.

4. 4Not asking about removalcosts $10–$25

   Soaking off a previous set is charged unless you rebook the same service.

If you want the policy detail behind these: Acrylic Nails Aftercare and How Long Does A Pedicure Take.

Your other options, and when each wins

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

Regularly asked - with the maths

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 membership and salon pageAnnual membership amount and included discount · updated 2026
2. Manicure and pedicure safetyCuticle, sanitation and infection-prevention guidance · updated 2026
3. Gel manicure safety guidanceNail brittleness and UV-exposure context · updated 2026
4. Nail-care products safetyNail-product sensitivity and ingredient safety · updated 2026

Prices move. Quoted a different figure, tell us and we will re-verify.