Regis Salons Hair Color Prices

Documented price lines, service by service

These 14 lines come from published sources and are grouped by what they actually are. Averaging a penalty charge in with service prices is how misleading "average" figures get made, so they are separated here.

Franchisees price within a corporate range rather than to a fixed card. Treat these as documented examples.

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

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

Market ranges are planning estimates compiled from published U.S. pricing data. They are not quotes and are not attributable to any brand named on this page.

Where you live changes the price more than anything else

Location is normally the largest single variable. The national median for all-over single-process colour is $105; the same appointment can land near $74 in a small market and $184 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 $105 national median. Treat as a sanity check on a quote you have been given.

What actually changes your price

Ranking these matters. Most of us compares the headline price of two salons and skip past the next few lines below it that end up setting the bill.

• Cut versus cut-and-style+$12–$35

  A finished blow-dry is a separate line on most chain menus.

• Stylist seniority+$8–$25

  Designer or senior tiers sit above the base rate.

• Shampoo service+$5–$15

  Often optional and charged in addition to the cut.

• Location cost band+10–40%

  Identical franchise menus differ between metros.

• Add-on conditioning+$10–$30

  Offered at the bowl and easy to accept without hearing the price.

Related cost breakdowns: Creative Hair Color Cost, Ombre Hair Color Cost and Permanent Hair Color Cost.

Avoid these before you book

Every one of these is routine, avoidable and costed. None of them require haggling — just one question asked at the right time.

1. 1Accepting the conditioning upsell blindcosts $10–$30

   Offered at the bowl, priced afterwards.

2. 2Assuming the advertised price includes shampoo and stylecosts $12–$35

   Most value menus price the cut alone.

3. 3Ignoring the brand appcosts $5–$15

   Chain apps run standing offers the walk-in counter does not mention.

4. 4Not checking the location menucosts $8–$25

   Franchise prices vary between neighbouring stores.

If you want the policy detail behind these: Hair Color Aftercare and Prepare For Hair Color.

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. "Which provider tier is that quote for, and what does the next tier up cost?"
2. "What add-ons do you normally recommend for this service, and what does each cost?"
3. "If this runs longer than booked, does the price change?"
4. "Is removal of my existing product included, or is it a separate charge?"
5. "If I join the membership today, is there an enrolment or annual fee on top?"
6. "What is the precise price for all-over single-process colour at my hair length and density?"
7. "Do you take a deposit, and does it come off the final balance?"

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

This is the gap that surprises people. Starting from a $71 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.

Takeaway: budget $109 when the board says $71. The difference is $38.

Swap in your own base price and run the numbers for your own service.

The real annual cost of keeping this up

The per-visit price hides the real decision. At every 6-7 weeks, this service costs about $1,008 a year including gratuity if you pay national median rates.

Assumes 8 visits a year. Change that number and every figure in this table shifts with it.

The cheapest lever is nearly always stretching the cadence, not finding a cheaper provider. Moving from 8 visits a year to 6 saves about $252 annually — normally more than switching salons would.

Gratuity, converted from percentages into money

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.

• 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 the salon owner performed the service, tipping is optional by norm - though rarely refused.
• Missed-appointment charges are penalties rather than services. It is not tipped.
• Assistants who shampoo or rinse are regularly tipped on a separate line, usually a few dollars.

Worth comparing before you commit

Before deciding, it is worth seeing where this sits against the nearest alternatives on both price and what you get for it.

Frequently 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 U.S. brand websiteBrand identity, service scope, location/booking model and official-source gate · updated 2026
2. Hair dye and relaxer safety guidancePatch tests, scalp condition and timing after chemical services · updated 2026
3. Hair dyes official safety guidancePatch tests, allergy risk and eye-area restrictions · updated 2026
4. Hair smoothing and formaldehydeFormaldehyde exposure and smoothing-service safety · updated 2026

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