Chair Rental vs Employ Calculator
Renter or employee for this chair: what each earns the salon, and the rent that actually covers it.
- What the chair earns the salon a week and a year with a renter and with an employee, after its share of the running costs
- The lowest rent that covers the chair, the rent that matches an employee, and a fair middle, as a weekly or daily rent
- A plain-words check, using the 2026 gateway test, on whether a renter looks more like an employee
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| This chair's share of running costs, a week | $280 |
| Renter, after the chair's share, a year | -$1,769 |
| Salon keeps from the employee, a year | $17,910 |
| Rent that covers the chair, a week | $389 |
| Rent that matches an employee, a week | $785 |
| Rent that's fair to both, a week | $587 |
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What you'll need
- Your salon's running costs a week, and how many chairs you have
- The rent you charge, or have in mind, weekly or daily
- Their weekly takings, only if you charge a share or run their card payments
- The pay rate and hours you'd offer an employee
Good guesses are fine for a first run. You can tighten them later and the answer updates as you type.
New Zealand rules, already in
- GST at 15% worked in for you, with the $60,000 registration line
- This year's minimum wage, KiwiSaver, ACC and income tax, wherever the tool needs them
- Holiday pay, public holidays and sick leave counted in any wage it works out
- Card fees counted on what clients pay
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