A service can look profitable and still lose money once product, commission and rent are counted. Enter the numbers for one service and see what it really earns, and what you should charge.
Use the same unit for pack size and amount used: ml, grams or pieces.
Salonipy does this for every bill, every staff member and every day: billing, commission, stock and reports in one app. 7 days free, no card needed.
Most owners judge a service by its price minus the product it uses. That leaves out two costs that are often larger: the stylist's commission and the share of rent, bills and fixed salaries that the service's time uses up. A 90-minute colour ties up a chair that could have earned something else, and the calculator counts that.
The suggested price is the lowest price that covers product, commission and running costs and still leaves the margin you asked for. If your price includes tax, the suggestion includes it too. Measuring product use accurately makes the biggest difference, which the backbar cost guide covers step by step.
Add up a month's rent, electricity, internet, fixed salaries and other overheads, then divide by the total hours your staff can take bookings. Five staff working 240 hours a month gives 1,200 bookable hours.
It depends on your market and costs, so compare your own services with each other rather than chasing a single benchmark. Services with a very low margin after running costs are the ones to reprice, repackage or promote less.
Yes. Commission is a direct cost of delivering the service, just like the product used.