Stylist Math · free for stylists

Are your prices actually profitable?

Answer a few questions. In under 3 minutes you will see the lowest price that covers your costs, the price that hits your income goal, and what you really earn per hour once unpaid time is counted. No account needed.

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How do you work?

Work setup

Booth rentYou pay the salon a flat rent and keep what you earn from clients.CommissionThe salon keeps a percent of each service. You keep the rest.EmployeeThe salon pays you an hourly wage and covers most business costs. The salon sets the prices.Suite ownerYou lease or own your own suite or studio and pay every business cost.

This decides which costs below apply to you.

Your time

Hours per week with clients

Hours you are booked and working on clients, including setup and cleanup between them.

Unpaid hours per week

Time you work but nobody pays for: cleaning, booking, texting, social media, consults, ordering.

Weeks worked per year

52 minus vacations, holidays, sick days, and slow weeks.

Monthly fixed costs

Costs you pay every month no matter how many clients you see. Only the ones that apply to your work setup are shown.

Booth rent

What you pay each month for your space, including any utilities in the lease.

Insurance

Liability and any other business insurance, per month.

Licenses and fees

License renewals and permits. Divide the yearly cost by 12.

Software and subscriptions

Apps and tools you pay for each month, like design, email, or music.

Booking and payment app fees

Monthly fees for your scheduling app. Do not count card fees here; those are per service.

Marketing

Ads, business cards, website, photos. Divide yearly costs by 12.

Education and classes

Classes, trade shows, and training. Divide the yearly cost by 12.

Your income goal

Yearly take-home goal

What you want to keep in your pocket each year after taxes and business costs.

Tax set-aside (optional)

The percent of your earnings you plan to save for taxes. This is your number, not ours: leave it blank if you are unsure and ask a CPA.

This is an estimate, not tax or legal advice. Ask a CPA. The tax set-aside is a rough guide using the percent you typed in, not a tax calculation.

Your services

Service 1

Start from a common service (optional)

Fills in rough example times and product costs. They are only examples: replace them with your own numbers.

Service name

What your client sees on the menu, like Women's haircut or Gel manicure.

Chair time

Minutes the client is in your chair or at your station.

Prep and cleanup

Minutes to set up, clean, and reset for this service.

Product cost

What the color, polish, wax, or supplies for ONE service cost you.

Card processing fee

The percent your card reader takes from the price. Check your statement.

What you charge today (optional)

Enter this to see your true hourly earnings and get a red flag if the price is too low.

Your results

Almost there

Enter your weekly client hours and weeks worked per year (both above zero).

What if…

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Change all my prices0%

Applies to the price you charge today for every service.

Change my weekly client hours0 hrs

Fewer or more hours booked with clients each week.

Change my monthly costs0%

Rent, insurance, software and the rest, all moved by the same percent.

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