Haircut Pricing Statistics
- Haircut prices differ from state to state and city to city.
- Salons in the most populated cities such as New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Houston charge more for haircuts than the less populated cities.
3 New York City has the highest haircut prices in the United States with an average of $163.
- Seattle, Washington has the second most expensive haircut prices with an average of $123.
- Omaha, Nebraska, has the lowest cost of haircuts with an average cost of $29.
- Boise, Idaho, offers the second lowest cost for haircuts with an average of $32.
- The most expensive haircut on record was at the renowned Stuart Phillips Salon in Covent Garden, London on 29 October 2007.
- The most expensive haircut was performed by celebrity hairstylist Stuart Phillips and the price was £8,000!
- The average person spends around $360 on haircuts in the United States.
- On average, women’s haircut prices range from $50 to $100.
- On average, men spend between $20 to $50 on haircuts at the barbershop.
- The median price of a haircut in the United States range from $40 to $66. Most haircuts cost around $53 on average.
- On average, women spend more on haircuts than men.
- On average, men go to a hair salon or barbershop 5.84 times per year, or every 8 weeks.
- On average, women go 3.81 times a year, or every 13 and a half weeks to hair salons.
- Men spend on average around $22.93 per trip to get a haircut.
- Women spend around $54.34 per trip to get a haircut.
- Men spend an average of $158.90 a year on haircuts.
- Women spend an average of $104.21 a year on haircuts.
- Haircut prices include the stylist’s time and labor.
Haircut Industry Facts in The United States
- The haircut industry revenue was $46.5 billion in 2019.
- The haircut industry comprises more than 80,000 businesses.
- The 50 largest beauty salon operators generate about 15% of the revenue in the U.S. haircut industry.
- The 50 largest barbershop operators represent about 30% of revenue.
- Beauty salons make up about 95% of hair and beauty industry revenue in the United States.
- Barbershops account for 5% of the total beauty industry revenue in the United States.
- 75% of barbers are self-employed in the United States.
- 60% of salons in the United States are owned by women.
- The average price for a men’s haircut is $40.
- The average price for a women’s haircut is $66.
- The average price for a haircut (men’s or women’s) is $53.
- The advisable tip for a haircut should be between 15% to 20% of the total price of the haircut.
- Stylists depend on tips that can make up to 50% of service revenue.
- $12.54 was the median hourly wage reported for hairstylists in May 2019.
- $14.50 was the median hourly wage reported for barbers in 2019.
- 1,000 to 1,500 square feet is the average size of a hair salon in the United States.
- 80% is the operating costs of salons with the majority of the expense going towards rent and employees.
- 7% is the rate the employment of barbers, hairdressers, and hairstylists is projected to grow by 2028.
- 45.5% of industry revenue comes from haircuts and styling.
- 17.1% of industry revenue results from hair coloring and tinting.
- 55.2% is the total revenue from haircut and hair styling services contributed to the industry in 2020.
Sources: WorkBench, Trafft, Towards Data Science, You Probably Need a Haircut.