Tan Republic Prices

Published prices from official sources

Everything below was published by a source listed at the foot of this page. Grouping matters: 10 of these 18 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. Verify locally before booking.

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 show where a given quote sits nationally.

These bands describe the national market, not this page's subject. Use them to judge whether a quote is sensible, not as a price you can book.

Regional price bands for this service

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.

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

What actually changes your price

Each of these is negotiable in the sense that you can decline it — but only if you know it is coming before the appointment starts.

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

  Minimum terms and freeze policies change the true cost.

• Bed level+$8–$40

  Level 1 through level 5 is the primary price ladder.

• Lotion purchase+$25–$90

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

• Enrolment or annual fee+$15–$60

  Charged on top of the monthly rate at many chains.

• Membership tier+$15–$70

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

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

What uv bed - level 1 costs you over annually

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

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

The cheapest lever is almost always stretching the cadence, not finding a less expensive provider. Moving from 40 visits a year to 30 saves about $132 annually — typically more than switching salons would.

Break-even points for monthly plans

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

Excludes enrolment and annual fees. Add those before comparing plans over twelve months.

Before signing, calculate your own break-even.

How much to tip on this service

Tip on the pre-tax service amount. If a discount 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.
• If the salon owner performed the service, tipping is optional by norm - though rarely refused.
• Cash is the most direct route and is still preferred in most independent shops.
• On a package or prepaid series, tip per 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 at booking.

1. 1Assuming the membership covers every bedcosts $10–$40

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

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

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

3. 3Buying lotion at the counter without checking the pricecosts $25–$90

   The single largest surprise on a first visit.

4. 4Not asking about the enrolment or annual feecosts $15–$60

   Charged in addition to the monthly rate at most chains.

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

The booking script, word for word

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

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

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

An illustration built from the ranges on this page. Your tax rate and add-on choices will differ.

Takeaway: budget $59 when the board says $39. The difference is $20.

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

How this compares with the alternatives

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 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

Pricing shifts. If you were quoted something different, tell us and we will re-verify.