Salon Operations Calculators

Salon Chair Rental vs. Commission Calculator

Compare a stylist's after-tax annual take-home under the two dominant salon compensation models: chair rental (1099 self-employed under IRC § 1401 — Schedule C net income, 15.3% SECA tax with the 92.35% multiplier under IRC § 1402(a)(12), Schedule C deductions for supplies and chair rent) and commission split (W-2 employee under IRC § 3121 — 7.65% FICA employee half, employer match under IRC § 3111, no Schedule C deduction for supplies under TCJA 2017). Surfaces the break-even monthly service revenue and flags worker-classification traps under the federal Rev. Rul. 87-41 20-factor test and the California AB 5 ABC test (CA Labor Code § 2775).

Salon Chair Rental vs. Commission Calculator

Compare a stylist's after-tax annual take-home under the two dominant salon compensation models: chair rental (1099 self-employed under IRC § 1401 — Schedule C net income, 15.3% SECA tax with the 92.35% multiplier under IRC § 1402(a)(12), Schedule C deductions for supplies and chair rent) and commission split (W-2 employee under IRC § 3121 — 7.65% FICA employee half, employer match under IRC § 3111, no Schedule C deduction for supplies under TCJA 2017). Surfaces the break-even monthly service revenue and flags worker-classification traps under the federal Rev. Rul. 87-41 20-factor test and the California AB 5 ABC test (CA Labor Code § 2775).

Stylist Clientele LTV Calculator

Compute lifetime value per client for a single stylist or chair using the constant-margin perpetuity form: LTV = (avg ticket × visits/year × gross margin) / (1 − retention). Models service economics (ticket × rebook cadence × service margin), retail-attach economics (attach rate × retail margin), expected client tenure (1 / churn), and total revenue per client over tenure. Compares output against Modern Salon and Salon Today industry-benchmark bands so the operator can see whether the book is below, in, or above industry norms.

Salon Product Margin Calculator

Compute the recommended retail price and gross margin for a salon retail SKU against the industry-standard 50% to 60% margin band for professional haircare retail. Models the keystone markup (2 × landed cost), the target-margin solve (landed / (1 − target)), and the MSRP comparison so the operator can see what each pricing scenario gives up against the manufacturer-suggested retail price. Adjusts for freight per unit and breakage allowance.

Booth Rental Pricing Calculator

Salon owner pricing tool for booth / chair rental: given monthly fixed costs (rent, utilities, insurance, software, supplies), the number of rentable chairs, and a target owner-take per chair per month, computes the recommended monthly and weekly booth rent, total owner contribution at full occupancy, and the breakeven chair occupancy below which the salon does not cover its fixed costs. Includes industry-benchmark commentary against mid-market ($150 to $300/week) and high-end coastal-market ($400 to $700+/week) bands.

Salon Suite vs Traditional Salon Comparison Calculator

Stylist-side comparison of monthly and annual take-home under salon suite (1099 / Schedule C, fixed weekly rent, stylist supplies product, SE tax under IRC § 1401) vs traditional commission-split salon employment (W-2 wages, salon supplies product, FICA under IRC § 3101). Computes both models from weekly bookings × average ticket, surfaces the breakeven booking volume at which the two tie, and quantifies the structural trade-off between full-revenue-capture-with-rent and revenue-split-without-rent.