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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

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Total Monthly Cost of Living $0.00

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.

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Total Monthly Service Supplies $0.00
Other Business Costs

Keeping the Lights On

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Include the average amount you spend monthly on tools, equipment, maintenance, or replacements. Enter $0 if this doesn't apply to your setup.
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Total Monthly Business Operating Costs $0.00
Estimated Taxes

Tax Set-Aside

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Enter the percentage of business revenue you plan to set aside for estimated taxes. This calculator does not provide tax advice.

Now let's determine how much client-service time your business has available to generate this revenue.

Your Working Time

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.

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Your Recommended Chair Rate
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$0.00 per minute

Based on your numbers — not someone else's prices.

Recommended Chair Rate $0/hr
Recommended Per-Minute Rate $0.00/min
Your Monthly Revenue Goal $0.00
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

Test Service Price $0.00

Test an Add-On

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.

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Estimated tax set-aside is not tax advice. Talk with a tax professional about your specific situation.
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