What should I charge for braids and locs?
Price long styles from your own numbers, so a five-hour install pays you for all five hours.
Knotless braids, medium, 300 minutes
$253 suggested
Range $230 to $309, from $25 of supplies, $900 a month in costs, 110 billable hours a month, $3,600 a month in pay and 10% profit.
Your price
suggested
Range
- covers your supplies, costs and pay, with no profit.
- keeps that if 1 in 5 of your billable hours goes unbooked.
The formula, with your numbers
Each price is rounded up to the next whole dollar.
What it assumes
- Every billable hour you set gets booked. The top of the range allows for 1 in 5 going unbooked.
- Your monthly costs and pay are shared evenly across those hours.
- Taxes aren't included, so set your pay before tax.
- It comes from your own numbers. It isn't a market price, so compare it with what clients in your area pay.
Your other services
Worked out with the example numbers. Once you work out your price, they use your costs, hours, pay and profit.
| Service | Time | Supplies | Suggested | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knotless braids, medium | 300 min | $25 | $253 | $230 to $309 |
| Loc retwist | 120 min | $6 | $97 | $88 to $120 |
| Cornrows | 90 min | $3 | $71 | $65 to $88 |
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Questions, answered.
Should braiding hair be in the price?
If you buy the hair, yes: put its cost in supplies. If your clients bring their own, leave it out and say so when they book.
How do I price a style that takes all day?
Enter its full time. A long style uses more of your billable hours, so its price grows with every hour it takes.
Is this what braiders near me charge?
No. It's the price your own numbers need, not a market price. Compare it with what clients in your area pay, then decide.