How much does a Hair Saloon franchise cost?
Opening a Hair Saloon franchise takes a total initial investment of $302,900 to $447,250, according to the brand's 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document. The FDD's Item 19 reports median gross sales of $584,925 across 11 outlets.
Hair Saloon franchises businesses operating as Hair Saloons under its System. Category: Beauty.
Item 7
What it costs to open a Hair Saloon franchise
The franchisor's own estimated initial investment, as disclosed in its 2026 FDD. The total is $302,900 to $447,250. Each line below carries the FDD page it was read from.
Where the money goes
The largest costs are Leasehold Improvements, Fixtures ($128,750 to $195,700), Equipment And Furniture (including Computer Equipment) ($56,650 to $87,550), and Additional Funds - 6 months ($30,000 to $60,000). Together they make up about 77% of the high-end estimate.
The initial franchise fee is $35,000, about 12% of the low-end total.
Our arithmetic from the Item 7 table below.
| Expenditure | Low | High | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 7 | $35,000 | $35,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 7 |
| Lease Deposit2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 7 | $2,500 | $5,500 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 7 |
| Leasehold Improvements, Fixtures2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 7 | $128,750 | $195,700 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 7 |
| Equipment And Furniture (including Computer Equipment)2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 7 | $56,650 | $87,550 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 7 |
| Opening Advertising2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 7 | $30,000 | $30,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 7 |
| Travel and Living Expenses while Attending Training2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 7 | $1,500 | $3,500 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 7 |
| Start-up Supplies2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 7 | $12,000 | $16,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 7 |
| Insurance2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 7 | $1,500 | $3,500 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 7 |
| Professional Fees2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 7 | $2,000 | $6,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 7 |
| Miscellaneous Opening Costs2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 7 | $3,000 | $4,500 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 7 |
| Additional Funds - 6 months2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 7 | $30,000 | $60,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 7 |
| Total estimated initial investment2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 7 | $302,900 | $447,250 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 7 |
Source Hair Saloon, 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 7, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-27.
Item 19
What Hair Saloon franchisees actually report earning
Median Gross Sales
$584,925
Hair Saloon's 2026 FDD, Item 19, for the as of December 31, 2025, December 31, 2024, and December 31, 2023. Basis: Franchised Businesses and Affiliate-Owned Saloons in operation for at least 12 months.
Sample size: 11 outlets. The FDD also reports average gross sales of $664,905. We lead with the median because an average is pulled upward by the strongest outlets; the median is the middle outlet.
What the franchisor excluded from this figure
- The FDD states that the figures cover 100% of the outlets open for business for each stated year; it does not exclude any outlets within that scope.
This is a disclosure of what some existing outlets reported, not a projection of what a new Hair Saloon outlet would earn. Your results will differ.
Source Hair Saloon, 2026 FDD, Item 19, p. 27, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-27.
Item 20
How many Hair Saloon outlets there are, and how many closed
Hair Saloon ended 2025 with 11 franchised outlets and 4 company-owned outlets. No franchised outlets opened or left the system that year.
Three years at a glance
From 2023 through 2025, Hair Saloon opened 0 franchised outlets and 2 outlets left the system. That is a net loss of 2, from 13 to 11 franchised outlets. Of the outlets that left, 2 closed for other reasons.
On average, about 5.4% of franchised outlets left the system each year, roughly 1 in 19.
Our arithmetic from the FDD's Item 20 table below. "Left the system" counts every outlet the franchisor reports as terminated, not renewed, bought back, or closed for other reasons.
| Year | Start | Opened | Terminated | Non-renewed | Reacquired | Ceased, other | End | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 29 |
| 2024 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 29 |
| 2023 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 29 |
Source Hair Saloon, 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 29, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-27.
Compare
How Hair Saloon compares with other Beauty franchises
Measured against the 48 Beauty franchises on this site, using each brand's own FDD.
- Cost to open. The middle of Hair Saloon's estimated range is $375,075. It costs less to open than 72% of Beauty franchises here.
- Outlets leaving each year. 5.4% for Hair Saloon. That is higher than 66% of the 36 Beauty franchises with at least 10 outlets.
- Three-year growth. Hair Saloon's franchised system shrank 15%. The typical Beauty franchise here grew 13%.
- Earnings disclosure. 40 of the 48 Beauty franchises here publish earnings figures in Item 19. Hair Saloon is one of them.
Our arithmetic from each brand's Item 7 and Item 20. Growth and departure comparisons leave out brands with fewer than 10 outlets, where one opening or closure distorts the figures. See every Beauty franchise side by side.
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