Love of Hair Artistry LOHA's Chair Rate Calculator Loctician and Braider Edition Life Costs Business + Taxes Time + Profit Your Rate Your business has to support the work you do and the life you live. Enter your average monthly personal expenses. If something doesn't apply to you, leave it at $0. Your Life Costs Housing $ Household Utilities $ Food / Groceries $ Transportation $ Personal Insurance $ Debt Payments $ Childcare / Dependent Care $ Savings $ Personal Care $ Other Personal Expenses $ Total Monthly Cost of Living $0.00 Continue Now let's account for what it costs to keep your business running. Service Supplies Products & Materials Enter the average monthly cost of the products and materials you use to complete client services. Hair / Extensions $ Cleansing & Conditioning Products $ Styling / Loc Products $ Treatments & Oils $ Disposable Supplies $ Other Service Supplies $ Total Monthly Service Supplies $0.00 Other Business Costs Keeping the Lights On Rent / Salon Suite $ Business Utilities $ Business Phone / Internet $ Marketing / Advertising $ Software / Subscriptions $ Office Supplies $ Licensing / Permits $ Business Insurance $ Business Structure / Professional Services $ Education / Training $ Tools & Equipment $ Include the average amount you spend monthly on tools, equipment, maintenance, or replacements. Enter $0 if this doesn't apply to your setup. Other Business Expenses $ Total Monthly Business Operating Costs $0.00 Estimated Taxes Tax Set-Aside Estimated Tax Set-Aside % % Enter the percentage of business revenue you plan to set aside for estimated taxes. This calculator does not provide tax advice. Back Continue Now let's determine how much client-service time your business has available to generate this revenue. Your Working Time Workdays Per Week Client-Service Hours Per Day Planned Weeks Off Per Year Include vacation, holidays, personal time, education, illness buffer, or other weeks you don't plan to take clients. Your workdays and hours need to add up to some client-service time — check these numbers so we can calculate your rate. Profit Add Above Your Baseline Choose the percentage you want to add above your baseline Chair Rate. Select 0% — Baseline Only to use your calculated baseline rate with no added profit. 0% — Baseline Only 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% Custom Custom Percentage Above Baseline % Back Calculate My Chair Rate Your Recommended Chair Rate $0/hr $0.00 per minute Based on your numbers — not someone else's prices. Copy My Chair Rate Copy My Pricing Breakdown Test Your Price See It In Action Want to see your rate in action? Test a service or add-on below. Test prices use your Recommended Chair Rate, which includes your selected profit percentage. Test a Service Service Name Hours Minutes Test Service Price $0.00 Test an Add-On Add-On Name Minutes Test Add-On Price $0.00 These are time-based pricing examples to help you see your Chair Rate in action. Your final service menu prices are up to you. Back to Adjust Numbers Ready to keep your backend system as creative as your behind-the-chair talent? Find more tools here. Explore More Tools for Locticians and Braiders Start over with a blank calculator Copied!
