Protective Eyewear Cost

Every published amount we could verify

Everything below was published by a source listed at the foot of this page. Grouping matters: 11 of these 25 lines are actual services and the rest are add-ons, plans or policy charges that should never be averaged together.

One location's price is not evidence of a national rate. Confirm at the location you book.

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

These are U.S. market ranges compiled from published industry pricing data, not figures published by any single brand. They tell you where a quote sits nationally.

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 $11 national median for uv bed - level 1 gives the following planning ranges.

Your own market may sit between tiers. The point is the 2.5x spread, not the precise figure in any one row.

Where the extra money goes

Every one of these is optional in the sense that you can decline it — but only if you know it is coming before you are in the chair.

• Equipment level+$8–$40

  Higher levels shorten session time and raise the price.

• Single session versus packagesaves 15–45%

  Packages and memberships change the per-session cost sharply.

• Session length bookedaffects time, not the menu price

  Longer slots on lower-level beds cost less per minute.

• Solution or lotion+$20–$90

  Sold alongside almost every tanning service.

Related cost breakdowns: Annual Tanning Cost, Stand Up Tanning Cost and Tanning Lotion Cost.

Membership break-even: the only maths that matters

Ignore the marketing and do one division. If the plan costs more than your realistic monthly visit count × $11, it loses money. The table shows the crossover for common plan prices.

Uses a $11 market per-visit rate. Substitute the rate you were actually quoted.

Use the quoted rate rather than the market one and test this against your real visit count.

Gratuity, converted from percentages into money

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

• A no-show or late-cancellation fee is a penalty, not a service. It is not tipped.
• Cash is the most direct route and is still preferred in most independent studios.
• On a package or prepaid series, tip each visit on the value of that visit rather than once on the whole package.
• Holiday tipping is a separate norm from per-visit tipping and is generally a one-off larger amount.

What people get wrong here

These recur constantly in pricing disputes. All of them are fixed by a single question in advance rather than at checkout.

1. 1Buying a package before knowing your session cadencecosts $40–$150

   Packages expire at many salons.

2. 2Comparing session prices across different bed levelscosts $10–$40

   Level 1 and level 4 are not the same product.

If you want the policy detail behind these: Prepare For UV Tanning and UV Tanning Aftercare.

Exactly what to ask when you book

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 precisely why they are offered there.

1. "Is there a first-visit offer or a package rate I should know about?"
2. "What is your cancellation window, and what is the charge if I miss it?"
3. "If this runs longer than booked, does the price change?"
4. "Is a shampoo, blow-dry or finish included in that price, or billed on a separate line?"
5. "Is removal of my existing product included, or is it a separate charge?"
6. "Can you email or text me the quote before my appointment?"
7. "What add-ons do you normally recommend for this service, and what does each cost?"

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

Work it forwards once and you will never be caught out again. A $39 service does not cost $39.

Illustrative. The 7.8% tax figure varies by state - several states do not tax personal services at all.

Takeaway: budget $61 when the board says $39. The difference is $22.

You can try it with your own figures rather than doing this by hand.

The real annual cost of keeping this up

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

Gratuity is included at 20% because it is effectively compulsory. Strip it out if you budget gratuity on a separate line.

Dropping one visit per year saves approximately $13. Dropping the cadence by a quarter saves about $132. Compare that against what you would save by moving to a lower-priced provider before you switch.

How this compares with the alternatives

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

Often asked - with the maths

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 pricing and rewardsLocation-selected membership prices · updated 2026
2. Official FAQStarting membership and price variation · updated 2026
3. Official membership storeMonthly and annual prices · updated 2026
4. Official pricingMembership pricing · updated 2026
5. Risks of tanningUV risk facts · updated 2026
6. Tanning overviewUV risks · updated 2026
7. Sunless tanners and bronzersWarning and sunscreen limitation · updated 2026
8. Official membership freeze informationMonthly freeze charge and store-credit treatment · updated 2026
9. Official shared VIP membershipShared monthly membership price and cancellation flexibility · updated 2026

Prices move. If you were quoted something different, send it over and we will re-verify.