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Hair, Beauty & Salon Franchises

Hair, beauty and wellness franchises range from fast haircut outlets to booked salons, medical-grade spas and wax studios, with very different demands for space, staff and equipment. Every number here is taken directly from the brand’s Franchise Disclosure Document: Item 5 lists the franchise fee, Item 7 gives the investment range, and Item 20 shows how many locations are currently open. Read the FDD before the sales deck.

What a salon franchise actually costs
Fantastic Sams$162,500 Supercuts$185,930 Great Clips$187,800 Sport Clips$236,800 The Joint Chiropractic$245,250 Hand & Stone$320,891 European Wax Center$331,600 Drybar$391,229 Phenix Salon Suites$425,229 Amazing Lash Studio$484,684 Massage Envy$695,870 Image Studios$773,392 Sola Salon Studios$950,214
$162,500entry floor$331,600median$1,748,296top of range
13 of 13 brands publish an Item 7 range $236,800–$484,684 is the middle half 12 of 13 file Item 19 earnings

Each dot is one brand's minimum total investment (FDD Item 7). An entry-cost distribution only — not a promise of return.

13 Hair & Beauty brands, ranked by entry cost
1Fantastic SamsFPRFamily Hair Salon $162,500–$453,000 $35,000 6% 484+
2SupercutsFPRHair Care Salon $185,930–$323,460 $39,500 6% 1,701+
3Great ClipsFPRHair Salon Services $187,800–$419,900 $20,000 6% 4,441+
4Sport ClipsFPRMen's Hair Salon $236,800–$580,500 $69,500 6% 1,702+
5The Joint ChiropracticFPRChiropractic Clinic $245,250–$543,000 $39,900 7% 885+
6Hand & StoneFPRMassage and Facial Spa $320,891–$864,729 $49,500 6% 600+
7European Wax CenterFPRWaxing Salon $331,600–$776,950 $45,000 6% 1,042+
8DrybarFPRBlow-Dry Hair Styling $391,229–$1,096,999 $50,000 7% 198+
9Phenix Salon SuitesNO FPRSalon Suite Rental $425,229–$559,175 $52,500 Not disclosed in FDD 369+
10Amazing Lash StudioFPREyelash Extension Salon $484,684–$770,754 $50,000 6% 166+
11Massage EnvyFPRMassage & Spa Services $695,870–$1,046,506 $45,000 6% 993+
12Image StudiosFPRSalon Mall / Studio Rental $773,392–$1,734,462 $64,500 6% 127+
13Sola Salon StudiosFPRSalon Studio Leasing $950,214–$1,748,296 $60,000 5.5% 677+

Bar shows each brand's Item 7 range across the $162,500–$1,748,296 span of this category; the lighter block behind it is the middle half of the category (25th–75th percentile). Ranked by lowest entry cost.

Head-to-head inside this category
Great Clips vs Sport Clips Great Clips vs Supercuts Great Clips vs European Wax Center
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Straight answers
How much does a salon franchise cost?

Across the 13 hair & beauty brands FRANticc tracks in the US with a disclosed investment range, entry cost runs from $162,500 (Fantastic Sams) to $950,214 (Sola Salon Studios), per each brand's FDD Item 7.

Which is the cheapest salon franchise?

Fantastic Sams has the lowest disclosed minimum investment on this page at $162,500 (FDD Item 7). That is a starting figure, not the total cost of getting to opening day — franchise fee, working capital and any real estate are on top where applicable.

How much do hair & beauty franchise owners make?

Financial Performance Representations (FDD Item 19) are optional under FTC franchise rules, so not every brand publishes one. 12 of 13 brands on this page disclose earnings data in their current FDD; check the individual brand page for what each one discloses. FRANticc does not estimate or promise returns — only figures a brand has itself put in writing.

Can I get SBA financing for a salon franchise?

Many brands in this category are listed on the SBA Franchise Directory, which is what SBA 7(a) lenders check first — but directory listing and loan approval are two different things, and approval also depends on the individual applicant's credit and collateral. Confirm current SBA status directly with the brand and with an SBA-approved lender; FRANticc does not verify per-brand SBA eligibility.

Every figure above is from the brand's current Franchise Disclosure Document (Items 5, 6, 7, 20) on file with FRANticc, US-scoped (country_code=US) — no India data mixed in.
If any figure is incorrect, write to [email protected]