Inside the normal range
Your margin is 10%
A typical hair salon runs 5–15% after the owner is paid, and the strongest run about 14%.
The math
- $308,000 revenue − $277,200 costs = $30,800 profit
- $30,800 ÷ $308,000 = 10%
Getting to 14% would be $12,320 more a year — $1,027 a month — on the revenue you already have.
Benchmarks are our reviewed figures for hair salons, anchored on the 2022 US Economic Census. See the full hair salon breakdown →
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Common questions
- What profit margin should my hair salon be making?
- Hair salons typically keep 5–15% of revenue as profit after the owner is paid, and the best-run sit near 14%. On $308,000 of revenue that is $15,400–$46,200 a year.
- Where do these benchmark figures come from?
- Revenue, headcount and revenue per person are measured by the US Census Bureau for this trade's NAICS code. The cost structure comes from our reviewed profile for hair salons. Every figure on this page shows the arithmetic behind it, so you can check it against what you know.
- Do I have to sign up to use this?
- No. The calculator runs entirely in your browser and nothing you type is sent anywhere. The free 90-second audit at the bottom of the page does the same comparison against your live website and local market, and that one is also free with no account.