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Documented price lines, service by service

18 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 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 normally 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.

What uv bed - level 1 costs in your metro tier

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.

Derived by applying regional cost-of-doing-business multipliers to the $11 national median. Treat as a sanity check on a quote you have been given.

Six things that decide what you pay

Ranking these matters. Nearly everyone compares the headline price of two salons and ignore the four lines below it that actually decide the bill.

• Bed level+$8–$40

  Level 1 through level 5 is the primary price ladder.

• Enrolment or annual fee+$15–$60

  Charged on top of the monthly rate at many chains.

• Contract term and freeze ruleschanges the contract, not the price

  Minimum terms and freeze policies change the true cost.

• Membership tier+$15–$70

  Each tier unlocks a different set of beds and spray inclusions.

• Lotion purchase+$25–$90

  The largest and least-expected line on a first visit.

Related cost breakdowns: Airbrush Tan Cost, Spray Tan Cost and Automated Spray Tan Cost.

Menu price versus final bill

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

Worked at a $39 base with one add-on. Swap in your own quote and the proportions hold.

Plan for the total, not the base. The $22 gap between the two is the part people forget when comparing two salons.

Swap in your own base price and work this out for your exact service.

Twelve months of uv bed - level 1, priced out

Most budgets break at the cadence, not the price. UV bed - level 1 maintained twice weekly in season works out to roughly $528 per year once gratuity is included.

Assumes 40 visits per year. Adjust the visit count and every figure here moves with it.

Before hunting a less expensive provider, look at the interval. One fewer visit a year is about $13 kept; two fewer is $26. Neither costs you any quality.

Membership break-even: the only maths that matters

The honest test is your realistic 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.

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

Use the quoted rate rather than the market one and run your own break-even.

What to tip, in actual dollars

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 reception how tips are split before assuming the lead provider receives all of it.
• An automatic service charge ought to be disclosed when you book. Spot one on the bill, ask whether it reaches the provider before adding more.
• A late-cancellation charge buys you nothing. It is not tipped.
• If the salon owner performed the service, tipping is optional by norm - though rarely refused.

What people get wrong here

All five are common, avoidable and quantified. None of this involves haggling — only asking one question at the right moment.

1. 1Not asking about the enrolment or annual feecosts $15–$60

   Charged on top of the monthly rate at most chains.

2. 2Joining before checking the freeze policycosts $60–$300

   A plan you cannot pause bills through the off-season.

3. 3Assuming the membership covers every bedcosts $10–$40

   Higher-level beds are usually an upgrade on top of the plan.

4. 4Buying lotion at the counter without checking the pricecosts $25–$90

   The single largest surprise on a first visit.

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

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. "Can you email or text me the quote before my appointment?"
2. "Is there a first-visit offer or a package rate I should know about?"
3. "If this runs longer than booked, does the price change?"
4. "What is the exact price for uv bed - level 1 at my hair length and density?"
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. "What is your cancellation window, and what is the charge if I miss it?"

And when you pay: read the itemised receipt line by line. Unexpected charges are nearly always fixable at the desk and almost never fixable later.

Your other options, and when each wins

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

Straight answers to the usual questions

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 U.S. brand websiteBrand identity, service scope, location/booking model and official-source gate · updated 2026
2. Risks of tanningUV risk facts · updated 2026
3. Tanning overviewUV risks · updated 2026

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