Salon suites franchise finance
The median brand here reports average revenue of $448,801 a unit. Percentage fees at the median brand come to 7% of sales. The median cost to open runs $945,932 to $1,860,458.
Salon suites franchises at a glance
- Averan Franchise compares six salon suites franchise brands, each from its own 2026 FDD.
- The cost to open a salon suites franchise runs from $535,229 to $3,074,038, and Phenix Salon Suites has both the lowest and the highest figure.
- Salons by JC reports the highest average sales of these brands, at $509,569, and Beauty Bungalows the lowest, at $393,731.
- Franchise fees take 5.5% to 8.32% of sales across the six brands where Averan Franchise works out the figure.
These figures come from each brand's 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document, as the brand reported them, and were read by Averan Advisors.
Find a salon suites brand
This guide covers six brands, each from its own 2026 FDD. Open one, or pick two and compare them.
All 6 brands
The brands in this group
Each brand has its own page on how its locations make money, with every figure set out against the brand’s disclosure document it comes from.
- Beauty Bungalows Five outlet P&Ls, four company and one franchised
- IMAGE Studios A full ten-line operating statement for each of four occupancy groups, showing that the cost base changes little from the lowest occupancy group to the highest
- MY SALON Suite Full P&L · The difference between what the landlord charges for a suite and what the stylist pays for it
- Phenix Salon Suites Revenue and adjusted profit by salon size and by half
- Salons by JC Gross Sales by salon size group
- Sola Salon Studios Occupancy only · Occupancy published month by month and revenue not published at all
The figures, brand by brand
| Measure | Median | Brands | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sales per unit | $448,801 | 5 of 6 | Median of each brand’s disclosed average |
| Median sales per unit | $399,907 | 3 of 6 | Median of each brand’s disclosed median |
| Initial franchise fee | $56,250 | 6 of 6 | |
| Royalty | 5.5% | 5 of 6 | Headline rate |
| Brand or advertising fund | 1.2% | 4 of 6 | |
| Fees paid to the brand | 7% | 6 of 6 | Royalty, brand fund and other fees paid to the brand or its affiliates, as a share of average sales |
| Cost to open, low | $945,932 | 6 of 6 | |
| Cost to open, high | $1,860,458 | 6 of 6 | |
| Profit margin | 34.7% | 4 of 6 | Each brand’s own profit line; definitions differ |
| Labor, share of revenue | Fewer than three disclose | 0 of 6 | |
| Building costs, share of revenue | Fewer than three disclose | 2 of 6 | |
| Unit growth over each FDD’s Item 20 period (2025, or 2023 to 2025) | 15.1% | 6 of 6 | (End − start) ÷ start |
| Customers lost over each FDD’s Item 20 period (2025, or 2023 to 2025) | 0.7% | 5 of 6 | Terminated, non-renewed, reacquired and ceased, ÷ opening units; transfers excluded |
Each figure is the median of the brands that disclose it, and the Brands column counts them.
How we calculated this
Revenue is each brand's own reported figure on its own unit basis, so the median describes the group and no single brand. Growth and customers lost are our calculations from each brand's outlet table. Where fewer than three brands disclose a figure, no benchmark is shown.
The model
The business model the top performers in salon suites are running
What the top performers can do that others cannot
Five of the six brands here sell a lease on a suite. Filling a fixed building is the constraint: occupancy runs 40.8% of sales at the middle brand, and the rent does not move when the week is quiet.
What the customer is buying
The customer buys space let to an independent professional. At one of them the model is different: the customer buys a recurring account billed monthly, which asks something else of the owner. A location at the middle brand sells $448,801 a year, and the median top group sells $546,468. The offer is the same at both ends of that range, so the difference is volume. The product is the same.
Who the customer is, and how often they come back
This is a retention business. The money is made in the second year of a customer, not the first month, so the number that decides the year is how many stay. Among the salon suites brands that publish it, a median 43% of locations reach their own brand’s average. The top group sells $546,468 against $327,883 at the bottom. Trade area and site set that range before an owner takes a booking.
How the money works
Opening costs $535,229 to $3,074,038 across the group, and inside one brand the top of the range is typically 2.0 times the bottom. At the middle brand the cost stack runs occupancy 37.8%, franchise fees 7.0% of sales. What is left runs 34.7% at the middle brand, which is $189,570 a year at the top group and $113,743 at the bottom. The percentage changes little between them; the dollars change a lot.
Top performers
These are the things that separate top performers in salon suites
Across the salon suites brands that publish both figures, the median top group of locations sells $546,468 a year and the median bottom group sells $327,883. Across these brands, a median of 43% of locations reach their own brand’s average.
Decided before you open
- Opening cost against sales.The top group sells $546,468 a year against a build that tops out at $3,074,038, so at the heavy end of the range a location sells $0.18 for every dollar it cost to open.
- Rent as a share of sales.Occupancy runs 37.8% of sales at the middle brand, which on median sales of $448,801 is $169,647 of rent a year. That same $169,647 is 31.0% of sales at the top group and 51.7% at the bottom. Top-group locations put more sales through the same square footage, with longer earning hours, a second daypart, and a site picked for traffic.
Live operating levers
- Five of the six brands here let space to independent professionals.
Business model attribute
- Service
- Suites let to independent professionals
- Unit economics
- Suites let times the rent for each suite
- Three of the six brands here publish how a new location builds up.
Business model attribute
- Service
- The FDD’s month-by-month build-up of a new location
- Unit economics
- Months until sales cover costs
- Two of the six brands here can widen what they sell without widening the building.
Business model attribute
- Service
- Retail or higher service tiers
- Unit economics
- Sales per room per hour
- Profit margin.Of the four brands that publish a profit line, the middle one keeps 34.7% of sales, from 30.1% to 39.7%. The cost lines above move by a few points between the highest-selling and lowest-selling locations while sales move by multiples. At a 34.7% margin, the top group earns $189,570 a year and the bottom group $113,743.
- Fees as a share of sales.Fees run a median 7.0% of sales across six brands, from 5.5% to 8.3%. Where a minimum applies, lower-selling locations pay a higher effective rate. At $546,468 the fees cost $38,143 a year; at $327,883 they cost $22,886.
Context you underwrite around
- First-year build-up.Three of six filings in this group show how a new location builds up. The others do not show it.
- Brands without sales bands.One brand publishes only an average, with no sales bands.
Operating levers
What each brand’s top performers actually work on
These are the levers each brand's filing supports. Each brand has three to five, read from its own 2026 FDD. Filter by type of business, or open a brand for the figures underneath.
6 brands
Beauty Bungalows
Salon suites
- Occupancy stays the same when sales fall. Rent and building costs take 40.8% of sales, against 36.6% kept at the end. Sales per square foot and the hours the space is earning are the only two ways to move it, since the rent itself is fixed at signing.
- Suites rented. The suites are built once and then let, so the business is how many are occupied and how long each tenant stays.
- Fees and the minimum. Fees run about 7.0% of sales. A minimum fee also applies, so lower-selling locations pay a higher effective rate. Work out the sales level where the percentage overtakes the minimum.
- Cash needed in the first year. This filing shows how a new location builds up: the month sales cover costs, and how much cash you fund before then.
IMAGE Studios
Salon suites
- Accounts. Accounts bill year after year. Track how many you keep as well as how many you win.
- Fees and the minimum. Fees run about 8.3% of sales. A minimum fee also applies, so lower-selling locations pay a higher effective rate. Work out the sales level where the percentage overtakes the minimum.
- Cash needed in the first year. This filing shows how a new location builds up: the month sales cover costs, and how much cash you fund before then.
MY SALON Suite
Salon suites
- Occupancy stays the same when sales fall. Rent and building costs take 34.8% of sales, against 39.7% kept at the end. Sales per square foot and the hours the space is earning are the only two ways to move it, since the rent itself is fixed at signing.
- Suites rented. The suites are built once and then let, so the business is how many are occupied and how long each tenant stays.
- Service and retail mix. Retail sales and the share of customers on higher service tiers raise revenue per hour without adding hours or rooms.
- Fees and the minimum. Fees run about 5.5% of sales. A minimum fee also applies, so lower-selling locations pay a higher effective rate. Work out the sales level where the percentage overtakes the minimum.
Phenix Salon Suites
Salon suites
- Occupancy stays the same when sales fall. Rent and building costs take 88.0% of sales, against 30.1% kept at the end. Sales per square foot and the hours the space is earning are the only two ways to move it, since the rent itself is fixed at signing.
- Suites rented. The suites are built once and then let, so the business is how many are occupied and how long each tenant stays.
- Fees. Phenix Salon Suites charges royalty at 34 cents and a national brand fee at 6 cents a leased square foot a month, so the charge is set by the lease and takes a larger share of sales at lower-selling locations.
Salons by JC
Salon suites
- Suites rented. The suites are built once and then let, so the business is how many are occupied and how long each tenant stays.
- Fees and the minimum. Fees run about 7.9% of sales. A minimum fee also applies, so lower-selling locations pay a higher effective rate. Work out the sales level where the percentage overtakes the minimum.
- Cash needed in the first year. This filing shows how a new location builds up: the month sales cover costs, and how much cash you fund before then.
Sola Salon Studios
Salon suites
- Suites rented. The suites are built once and then let, so the business is how many are occupied and how long each tenant stays.
- Memberships and rebooking. A recurring plan turns appointments into a monthly subscription and keeps the schedule fuller. Rebooking before the customer leaves keeps it full.
- Service and retail mix. Retail sales and the share of customers on higher service tiers raise revenue per hour without adding hours or rooms.
- Fees and the minimum. Fees run about 7.0% of sales. A minimum fee also applies, so lower-selling locations pay a higher effective rate. Work out the sales level where the percentage overtakes the minimum.
Salon suites cost lines as a share of sales
Two of the six salon suites brands in Averan Franchise disclose what their locations spend on wages, rent and space, or cost of goods. Each figure is a share of the average location's sales, from the brand's 2026 FDD. Rent and space covers rent and the other costs of the premises.
| Brand | Wages | Rent and space | Cost of goods |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beauty Bungalows | Not disclosed | 40.8% | Not disclosed |
| MY SALON Suite | Not disclosed | 34.8% | Not disclosed |
Common questions
How much does a salon suites franchise cost to open?
Among the six salon suites brands in Averan Franchise that publish it, the cost to open runs from $535,229 to $3,074,038, and Phenix Salon Suites has both the lowest and the highest figure, according to their 2026 FDDs.
Which salon suites franchise costs the least to open?
Phenix Salon Suites has the lowest starting cost of the salon suites brands in Averan Franchise, at $535,229 to $3,074,038.
Which salon suites franchise has the highest average sales?
Salons by JC reports the highest average sales of the salon suites brands in Averan Franchise, at $509,569 in its 2026 FDD.
What do salon suites franchise fees cost as a share of sales?
Across the six salon suites brands where Averan Franchise works out the figure, franchise fees take 5.5% to 8.32% of sales.
Questions owners ask next
The figures above raise these, and each one is answered on its own page.
- At what level of sales does a minimum fee stop costing me more than the percentage?It works out the sales level where a minimum fee stops applying.
- How much cash do I fund before a new location covers its own costs?It builds a 13-week forecast for the months before break-even.
- My payroll percentage keeps climbing. Is that a payroll problem?It shows how to tell whether payroll is rising or revenue is falling.
- At what point do spreadsheets stop coping?It explains what changes at around ten units and why lenders care.
- I run several locations. Which ones actually make money?It shows each location's contribution to profit and the reporting it takes to see it.
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Talk to AveranWhere these figures come from
Every figure here comes from the brands' 2026 FDDs and is unaudited by us. We are unaffiliated with the brands. The medians, growth and customers lost figures are our own calculations. The figures describe past performance at other businesses. They are not a projection of your results. This page is an educational summary and is not an offer to sell a franchise or financial, legal or tax advice. All trademarks belong to their owners. How Averan reads a Franchise Disclosure Document.