Stand Up Tanning Cost

Published prices from official sources

25 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.

A price documented for one location does not establish a national rate. Check with the location you intend to book.

U.S. market ranges for comparison

These are U.S. market ranges compiled from published industry pricing data, not figures published by any single brand. Use them to place a quote against the national picture.

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

Regional price bands for this service

Location is usually the largest single variable. The national median for uv bed - level 1 is $11; the same appointment can land near $8 in a small market and $19 in a top-tier metro. That is a 2.5× spread on an identical service name.

Bands scale the $11 national median by published metro cost multipliers. Planning ranges, not quotes.

Where the extra money goes

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

• Solution or lotion+$20–$90

  Sold alongside almost every tanning service.

• 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.

• Equipment level+$8–$40

  Higher levels shorten session time and raise the price.

Related cost breakdowns: Annual Tanning Cost, Tanning Lotion Cost and Tanning Package Cost.

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 removal of my existing product included, or is it a separate charge?"
2. "If I join the membership today, is there an enrolment or annual fee on top?"
3. "Is there a first-visit offer or a package rate I should know about?"
4. "What is your cancellation window, and what is the charge if I miss it?"
5. "What add-ons do you normally recommend for this service, and what does each cost?"
6. "Which provider tier is that quote for, and what does the next tier up cost?"
7. "Is a shampoo, blow-dry or finish included in that price, or billed on a separate line?"

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.

What the bill looks like at checkout

Every line below is standard and expected. None of it is a scam — but almost none of it appears on the menu board either.

Illustrative. The 6.4% tax figure varies by state - several states do not tax personal services at all.

Plan for the total, not the base. The $20 gap between the two is the part people forget when comparing two salons.

Prefer not to do the arithmetic? You can do this with your own quote.

Twelve months of uv bed - level 1, priced out

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

Gratuity is included at 20% because it is effectively compulsory. Remove it if you prefer to budget on a separate line.

Before hunting a reduction, check the cadence. Going from 40 to 32 visits annually keeps approximately $106 in your pocket at the same quality of work.

When a membership actually beats paying each visit

A membership is worthwhile above one number: monthly fee ÷ per-visit price. Below that visit count you are subsidising the salon. At a $11 per-visit rate, here is where each plan level breaks even.

Break-even = monthly fee / per-visit price. At $11 a visit the maths is simple enough to do at the counter.

You can run your own break-even against your actual visit count.

Tipping: the numbers rather than the etiquette

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.

• 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 package or prepaid series, tip each visit on the value of that visit rather than once on the whole package.

What people get wrong here

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

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.

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.

What people want to know before booking

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

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