What should you charge per cut?
Most barbers price by looking at the shop next door. Work backwards instead: start from the income you want, add your costs, and the price falls out. Here’s the number that actually pays you.
Charge about
$41
per cut
If that price feels high for your area, you either need more cuts per week or lower fixed costs. If it feels low, you have room to raise prices.
How to price your haircuts
Your price has to cover three things: your take-home pay, your fixed costs (chair rent, insurance, software), and the supplies for each cut — plus a cushion for slow weeks and no-shows. Price below that and you’re working to pay your chair, not yourself.
Raising prices without losing clients
Give notice, raise in small steps, and raise for new clients first. Loyal regulars rarely leave over a $5 bump — and the ones who do were the hardest to keep booked anyway. Charge for your experience, not the shop down the street.
Set your prices once, book them everywhere
Put your services and prices in ClipWise and clients book the right cut at the right price online, 24/7.
Start free — 21 daysA starting point, not a rule. Local market, skill and demand all move the real number.