Menu Pricing Calculator
Every service on your menu costed line by line, with the price it has to be to make your margin.
The tools
Tools built for New Zealand salons.
GST, KiwiSaver, ACC, holiday pay and IRD dates are already in the maths. You bring your own figures. Each calculator shows you the gap and what to do about it. Pay once, keep it, and come back every time your costs move.
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Salons and sole traders
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Price Rise Calculator
Each service at today's price and a new one, side by side: what you gain, and how many visits you could lose before the rise stops paying.
Solo Kit
Take-Home Hourly Rate + Menu Pricing + Price Rise + GST and Tax Set-Aside + Colour Cost
Everything a stylist working for themselves needs: your real hourly rate, a menu priced to earn it, a price rise that pays, tax sorted, and colour costed to the gram.
$279NZD
Regular price $299 Launch price until 30 November
Founding price $249 for the first 10 buyers. Then $279 until 30 November.
Separately $335. Save $56.
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10 calculators now, 5 more as they open, the AI Starter Kit, and every tool we add
Every calculator and the AI Starter Kit, plus every new tool we add from here on. Pay once.
Take-Home Hourly Rate Calculator
Your takings turned into a real hourly wage, after rent, product, tax, ACC and every hour of admin.
GST and Tax Set-Aside Calculator
The exact amount to move into a tax account every week, so GST, income tax and ACC are sitting there when the bill comes.
Colour Cost & Profit Calculator
You measure your colour in grams. Start measuring what those grams cost.
Salon Kit
Menu Pricing + Price Rise + Team Scorecard + Afford to Hire + Chair Rental vs Employ + GST and Tax Set-Aside + P&L Checker + Public Holiday Pay + Colour Cost
Every tool a salon owner needs to run the place on the numbers: pricing, your team, hiring, chair rent, tax, your P&L and public holidays.
$449NZD
Regular price $499 Launch price until 30 November
Founding price $399 for the first 10 buyers. Then $449 until 30 November.
Separately $571. Save $122.
Team Scorecard
Every person on the team measured against the target for their role, with what to say to each of them.
Salon P&L Checker
What your accountant's P&L is actually telling you, and which line to fix first.
Can I Afford to Hire? Calculator
What another stylist or assistant really costs, how busy they need to be to pay their way, and the cash you need while their book fills.
Chair Rental vs Employ Calculator
Renter or employee for this chair: what each earns the salon, and the rent that actually covers it.
Public Holiday Pay Calculator
What opening on a public holiday really costs against closing, and the surcharge that makes it worth it.
Extension Install Quote Calculator
Price a new install off grams, hours and your real landed cost of hair, then hand the client a clean quote.
$59NZD
Regular price $99 Launch price until 30 November
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First to hear the day it opens. Unsubscribe any time.
Move-Up Pricing Calculator
Price move-ups, removals and refits so upkeep pays the same hourly rate as the install.
$59NZD
Regular price $99 Launch price until 30 November
Tell me when it's ready
First to hear the day it opens. Unsubscribe any time.
Extensionist Kit
Install Quote (coming soon, included) + Move-Up Pricing (coming soon, included)
Quote installs and price upkeep from your cost per gram and your time, whoever you buy hair from.
$99NZD
Regular price $159 Launch price until 30 November
Separately $118. Save $19.
Tell me when it's ready
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Overseas Hair Order Calculator
What a pack from an overseas supplier really costs in NZ dollars, once the exchange rate, bank fee, shipping and Customs are in.
$59NZD
Regular price $99 Launch price until 30 November
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Treatment Menu Pricing Calculator
Each treatment costed with the room, the device, the consumables and the therapist's time, then priced to make your margin.
$59NZD
Regular price $99 Launch price until 30 November
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Clinic Owner Pay Check
What owning the clinic pays you per hour, set against the wage you'd get doing the same work for someone else.
$59NZD
Regular price $99 Launch price until 30 November
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Clinic Kit
Treatment Pricing (coming soon, included) + Owner Pay Check (coming soon, included)
Cost and price every treatment, then see what's left over for you.
$99NZD
Regular price $159 Launch price until 30 November
Separately $118. Save $19.
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What kind of business are you?
01 / SoloSole traderChair renter, home studio or mobile. Your column's full, but you're not sure the money is.Show me →02 / With a teamSalon ownerWages are the biggest bill you pay. See who covers their cost, and whether your menu covers yours.Show me →03 / ExtensionsComing soonExtensionistHair, hours and move-ups priced off what you actually pay, so upkeep stops being charity work.Have a look →04 / Skin and beautyComing soonClinic ownerRooms, devices, consumables and therapist time, all in the price, with your own pay checked too.Have a look →05 / EverythingShow me every toolAll 15, 10 ready now, from $59 each. Know what you want? Start here.See them all →
For sole traders
Sole trader
Sole traders
Chair renter, home studio or mobile. Your column's full, but you're not sure the money is.
Take-Home Hourly Rate Calculator
Your takings turned into a real hourly wage, after rent, product, tax, ACC and every hour of admin.
Menu Pricing Calculator
Every service on your menu costed line by line, with the price it has to be to make your margin.
Price Rise Calculator
Each service at today's price and a new one, side by side: what you gain, and how many visits you could lose before the rise stops paying.
GST and Tax Set-Aside Calculator
The exact amount to move into a tax account every week, so GST, income tax and ACC are sitting there when the bill comes.
Colour Cost & Profit Calculator
You measure your colour in grams. Start measuring what those grams cost.
Save with a kit
Finding one underpriced service or a margin leak that keeps recurring could repay the cost of a kit.
Solo Kit
Take-Home Hourly Rate + Menu Pricing + Price Rise + GST and Tax Set-Aside + Colour Cost
Everything a stylist working for themselves needs: your real hourly rate, a menu priced to earn it, a price rise that pays, tax sorted, and colour costed to the gram.
- Know what you really earn an hour, then price every service to clear it
- See what a price rise is worth before you make it, and set aside the right tax each week
- Cost every colour to the gram and see what each one really makes you
$279NZD
Regular price $299 Launch price until 30 November
Founding price $249 for the first 10 buyers. Then $279 until 30 November.
Separately $335. Save $56.
For salon owners
Salon owner
Salon owners
Wages are the biggest bill you pay. See who covers their cost, and whether your menu covers yours.
Menu Pricing Calculator
Every service on your menu costed line by line, with the price it has to be to make your margin.
Price Rise Calculator
Each service at today's price and a new one, side by side: what you gain, and how many visits you could lose before the rise stops paying.
Team Scorecard
Every person on the team measured against the target for their role, with what to say to each of them.
Can I Afford to Hire? Calculator
What another stylist or assistant really costs, how busy they need to be to pay their way, and the cash you need while their book fills.
Chair Rental vs Employ Calculator
Renter or employee for this chair: what each earns the salon, and the rent that actually covers it.
GST and Tax Set-Aside Calculator
The exact amount to move into a tax account every week, so GST, income tax and ACC are sitting there when the bill comes.
Salon P&L Checker
What your accountant's P&L is actually telling you, and which line to fix first.
Public Holiday Pay Calculator
What opening on a public holiday really costs against closing, and the surcharge that makes it worth it.
Colour Cost & Profit Calculator
You measure your colour in grams. Start measuring what those grams cost.
Save with a kit
Finding one underpriced service or a margin leak that keeps recurring could repay the cost of a kit.
Salon Kit
Menu Pricing + Price Rise + Team Scorecard + Afford to Hire + Chair Rental vs Employ + GST and Tax Set-Aside + P&L Checker + Public Holiday Pay + Colour Cost
Every tool a salon owner needs to run the place on the numbers: pricing, your team, hiring, chair rent, tax, your P&L and public holidays.
- Price the menu, plan a price rise and cost every colour
- Measure the team, decide on a hire and set chair rent that covers the chair
- Tax, your P&L and public holidays in plain English
$449NZD
Regular price $499 Launch price until 30 November
Founding price $399 for the first 10 buyers. Then $449 until 30 November.
Separately $571. Save $122.
For extensionists
ExtensionistComing soon
Extensionists
Hair, hours and move-ups priced off what you actually pay, so upkeep stops being charity work.
Extension Install Quote Calculator Coming soon
Price a new install off grams, hours and your real landed cost of hair, then hand the client a clean quote.
$59 Regular price $99Sample →
Tell me when it's ready
First to hear the day it opens. Unsubscribe any time.
Move-Up Pricing Calculator Coming soon
Price move-ups, removals and refits so upkeep pays the same hourly rate as the install.
$59 Regular price $99Sample →
Tell me when it's ready
First to hear the day it opens. Unsubscribe any time.
Overseas Hair Order Calculator Coming soon
What a pack from an overseas supplier really costs in NZ dollars, once the exchange rate, bank fee, shipping and Customs are in.
$59 Regular price $99Sample →
Tell me when it's ready
First to hear the day it opens. Unsubscribe any time.
Save with a kit
Finding one underpriced service or a margin leak that keeps recurring could repay the cost of a kit.
Extensionist Kit
Install Quote (coming soon, included) + Move-Up Pricing (coming soon, included)
Quote installs and price upkeep from your cost per gram and your time, whoever you buy hair from.
- Same method for every install quote, whatever the supplier's price list looks like
- Move-ups priced to earn the same hourly rate as installs
- A year's value of each extension client, install and upkeep together
$99NZD
Regular price $159 Launch price until 30 November
Separately $118. Save $19.
Tell me when it's ready
First to hear the day it opens. Unsubscribe any time.
For clinic ownersComing soon
Clinic ownerComing soon
Clinic owners
Rooms, devices, consumables and therapist time, all in the price, with your own pay checked too.
The clinic owner tools are coming soon. Tap "Tell me when it's ready" on any of them and you'll hear first. The tools below that are on sale now work for clinic owners too.
GST and Tax Set-Aside Calculator
The exact amount to move into a tax account every week, so GST, income tax and ACC are sitting there when the bill comes.
Salon P&L Checker
What your accountant's P&L is actually telling you, and which line to fix first.
Public Holiday Pay Calculator
What opening on a public holiday really costs against closing, and the surcharge that makes it worth it.
Treatment Menu Pricing Calculator Coming soon
Each treatment costed with the room, the device, the consumables and the therapist's time, then priced to make your margin.
$59 Regular price $99Sample →
Tell me when it's ready
First to hear the day it opens. Unsubscribe any time.
Clinic Owner Pay Check Coming soon
What owning the clinic pays you per hour, set against the wage you'd get doing the same work for someone else.
$59 Regular price $99Sample →
Tell me when it's ready
First to hear the day it opens. Unsubscribe any time.
Save with a kit
Finding one underpriced service or a margin leak that keeps recurring could repay the cost of a kit.
Clinic Kit
Treatment Pricing (coming soon, included) + Owner Pay Check (coming soon, included)
Cost and price every treatment, then see what's left over for you.
- The real cost and right price for each treatment
- Your own hourly pay next to an employed equivalent
- Worth re-running whenever a lease, a device or a wage changes
$99NZD
Regular price $159 Launch price until 30 November
Separately $118. Save $19.
Tell me when it's ready
First to hear the day it opens. Unsubscribe any time.
Know what you want?
Sole traders
Salons and sole traders
Salons and sole traders
Salons
Salons
Salons
Every business
Salons and clinics
Salons and clinics
Salons and sole traders
ExtensionistsComing soon
See a sample →
ExtensionistsComing soon
See a sample →
ExtensionistsComing soon
See a sample →
Skin and beauty clinicsComing soon
See a sample →
Skin and beauty clinicsComing soon
See a sample →
Every tool, on its own
Each one opens with sample numbers, so you can see how it works before you type a thing.
Take-Home Hourly Rate Calculator
Your takings turned into a real hourly wage, after rent, product, tax, ACC and every hour of admin.
- Your real hourly rate, before and after tax, across every hour you work and not only the ones with a client in the chair
- How that stacks up against an employed stylist once holiday pay, sick leave and KiwiSaver are counted
- How much more to charge, or how many more hours to book, to reach the income you're after
Menu Pricing Calculator
Every service on your menu costed line by line, with the price it has to be to make your margin.
- What each service really costs to deliver: chair time, colour, wages with leave counted, overheads and card fees
- The right price for every service, including GST, side by side with what you charge now
- The lowest price you can run a special at before it starts costing you
Price Rise Calculator
Each service at today's price and a new one, side by side: what you gain, and how many visits you could lose before the rise stops paying.
- What every service brings in a month now, and at the new price you have in mind
- What you keep a month and a year, excluding GST, if every client stays, and the extra coming in
- How many visits you could lose and still be ahead, service by service and across the menu
Team Scorecard
Every person on the team measured against the target for their role, with what to say to each of them.
- What each person brings in for every dollar you pay them, measured against the target for their role, from apprentice to director
- What share of your sales goes on wages, and who sits in Needs a conversation, Room to grow or Carrying the floor
- A coaching card for each person with three ways to close their gap: more client hours, a bigger average spend, or half of each
Can I Afford to Hire? Calculator
What another stylist or assistant really costs, how busy they need to be to pay their way, and the cash you need while their book fills.
- Their full cost a week and a year, with KiwiSaver, ACC, paid leave, public holidays and sick days counted
- The client hours and weekly takings they need before they cover their own cost, and what happens if that sits too close to a full book
- The week they start paying their way, the week you get your money back, and how much to have in the bank before they start
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
GST and Tax Set-Aside Calculator
The exact amount to move into a tax account every week, so GST, income tax and ACC are sitting there when the bill comes.
- One weekly transfer that covers your GST, income tax and ACC, plus the share of every deposit that adds up to
- What each GST return will be, when it's due, and whether your 20% rule of thumb actually covers you
- Whether you pay provisional tax this year, how much each instalment is and the dates, plus a heads-up for your first year off wages
Salon P&L Checker
What your accountant's P&L is actually telling you, and which line to fix first.
- Every account on your P&L sorted into the right line, with its share, so you can see what is inside each one
- Your top three fixes, with the money attached, and the question to ask your accountant about each
- Net profit and margin now, what they would be with every line over range back in range, and whether the business pays you more than a wage would
Public Holiday Pay Calculator
What opening on a public holiday really costs against closing, and the surcharge that makes it worth it.
- The real wage bill for opening, with time and a half and days in lieu, against what closing still costs you
- Whether the day leaves you better off once product, card fees and clients who'd book another day are counted
- The surcharge that breaks even or hits your margin, and who on the roster earns a day in lieu
Colour Cost & Profit Calculator
You measure your colour in grams. Start measuring what those grams cost.
- What the colour in one appointment costs: every bowl, every gram of colour, lightener, toner and developer, from what you pay and the pack size
- How much of the price goes on product, what is left after it, and the exact figure to type into your menu pricing
- What the whole service makes once time, wages, consumables, wastage and running costs are in, and the price that makes your target margin
- Saved recipes for short, long and thick hair, with what each cost the day you saved it beside what it costs at today's prices
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Extension Install Quote Calculator
Price a new install off grams, hours and your real landed cost of hair, then hand the client a clean quote.
- Your landed cost per gram once freight, GST and wastage are in, then a hair price and a fitting price that pay for the hair, your time and the consult
- Cut, colour, toner and blow-wave as their own lines, priced off your hourly rate or your menu
- A client quote with every line, the GST and the hair deposit, ready to print, save as a PDF or paste into a message
$59NZD
Regular price $99 Launch price until 30 November
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Move-Up Pricing Calculator
Price move-ups, removals and refits so upkeep pays the same hourly rate as the install.
- What a move-up has to cost for that chair time to earn your target rate
- Whether your current maintenance price is paying you or costing you
- What an extension client is worth over a year, install plus upkeep
$59NZD
Regular price $99 Launch price until 30 November
Tell me when it's ready
First to hear the day it opens. Unsubscribe any time.
Overseas Hair Order Calculator
What a pack from an overseas supplier really costs in NZ dollars, once the exchange rate, bank fee, shipping and Customs are in.
- The landed cost per pack from each supplier, with the day's exchange rate, your bank's fee, shipping, NZ GST, duty and the Customs levy all counted
- Which supplier is cheapest all-in, and what one more pack does to an order sitting just under $1,000
- The least you can charge a client per pack without losing money, a suggested price with your markup, and the figure to type into your install quote
$59NZD
Regular price $99 Launch price until 30 November
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First to hear the day it opens. Unsubscribe any time.
Treatment Menu Pricing Calculator
Each treatment costed with the room, the device, the consumables and the therapist's time, then priced to make your margin.
- The true cost per treatment, including device lease or depreciation per use
- What each treatment should sell for, next to what it sells for now
- Which treatments earn the most per room hour, so you know what to fill the diary with
$59NZD
Regular price $99 Launch price until 30 November
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Clinic Owner Pay Check
What owning the clinic pays you per hour, set against the wage you'd get doing the same work for someone else.
- Your real hourly rate across treatment hours and all the unpaid owner hours
- The wage you would earn as an employed senior therapist or clinic manager, with leave and KiwiSaver counted
- The gap between the two, and what has to change to close it
$59NZD
Regular price $99 Launch price until 30 November
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EverythingComing soon
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If you'll use more than a few, it's cheaper to have them all.
The Whole Toolkit
All 15 calculators for $599. That's about $40 a tool, against $925 bought one at a time. Finding one underpriced service or a margin leak that keeps recurring could repay it.
- Pricing, team, tax, colour, extension and clinic tools in one place
- Mix and match for the way your business actually runs
$599NZD
Regular price $899 Launch price until 30 November
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Every tool, for good
Make it lifetime for $900 more
Everything above, plus the AI Starter Kit, plus every tool we build after today. They turn up in your account on their own. No more tools to buy.
| One tool | A kit | Whole Toolkit | Lifetime Pass | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | from $59 | from $279 | $599 | $1,499 |
| Tools | 1 | 5 or 9 that go together | All 15 today | All 15, plus every new one |
| AI Starter Kit | Sold separately | Sold separately | Sold separately | Included |
| NZ rate updates | Included | Included | Included | Included |
| Pay once, no subscription | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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My book's full every week and I still couldn't tell you my hourly rate.Take-Home Hourly Rate →
Honestly, I copied my prices off the salon across the road years ago.Menu Pricing →
I know I need to put my prices up. I'm just scared half my book will walk.Price Rise →
The team's busy every day and I still couldn't tell you who's carrying the salon.Team Scorecard →
We're flat out, but I've no idea if another stylist would actually make me money.Afford to Hire →
I charge $350 for the chair and I'm not sure it even covers the power.Chair Rental vs Employ →
Every time the GST comes round I'm scraping it together from the next week's takings.GST and Tax Set-Aside →
The accountant sends the P&L, I look at the bottom line, and I file it.P&L Checker →
Some weeks I wonder if I'd be better off back on wages.Take-Home Hourly Rate →
Half price Tuesdays were busy. I've no idea if they were worth it.Menu Pricing →
Our front desk wage has to come from somewhere. Which services are carrying it?Menu Pricing →
I haven't touched my prices in two years because I don't know where to start.Price Rise →
My apprentice and my senior can't be held to the same number, but I still need to know who's on track.Team Scorecard →
How long do I carry a new hire before they're paying for themselves?Afford to Hire →
One of my stylists wants to go renting. Better for me, or for them?Chair Rental vs Employ →
Someone told me to put 20% aside. I've no idea if that's right for me.GST and Tax Set-Aside →
We're flat out every day and there's still nothing left at the end of the year.P&L Checker →
I opened Labour Day last year and I still don't know if it was worth it.Public Holiday Pay →
I thought closing was free until I saw the payroll.Public Holiday Pay →
I know how many grams go in the bowl. I have no idea what that bowl costs me.Colour Cost →
Our toner went up twice this year and our prices have not moved.Colour Cost →
Long hair takes twice the lightener and we charge the same as a bob.Colour Cost →
Each new supplier price list means redoing my install quote from scratch.Install Quote →
I'm busier with move-ups than installs and somehow earning less.Move-Up Pricing →
I never know what a pack really cost me until the bank statement turns up.Overseas Hair Order →
Our laser lease is huge and I've never worked out what it adds to each session.Treatment Pricing →
Some days I think my therapists take home more than I do.Owner Pay Check →
None of these, but something still doesn't add up.Ask me →
What you get
More than a spreadsheet. Less faff than a course.
Sample numbers to start
Every tool opens filled in with a realistic NZ business, so you can see how it works before you type a thing.
Targets you can change
Sensible starting points for margins, wage share and utilisation. Yours to edit, because your salon isn't average.
Plain-English actions
Not just a number. What it means, what to do first, and what it's worth in dollars.
Save, print, repeat
Print a clean report or save a copy of your numbers. Come back when rent, wages or prices move.
Before you buy
Quick answers
What exactly do I get?
An online calculator that opens in your browser on any phone, tablet or computer. You type in your numbers, it works out the answer and tells you what to do about it. You can save a clean report as a PDF, keep named versions of your figures in your browser, or download a copy to move them to another device.
What is the AI Starter Kit?
A guide and a library of ready-to-copy prompts that set AI up to know your business: client messages, rosters, socials, price rise letters and more. It opens in your browser through the same emailed access link as the tools, and sits on your My tools page alongside them. See what is inside.
Is it really a one-off payment?
Yes. You pay once and it's yours to use for as long as the site runs. No subscription, no renewal, no upsell to get the answer.
What is the difference between the Whole Toolkit and the Lifetime Pass?
The Whole Toolkit is every calculator on the site the day you buy it. The Lifetime Pass is every calculator and the AI Starter Kit, plus every new tool we add after you buy, for as long as the site runs. New tools turn up on your My tools page on their own. Services like the audit, Build Days and monthly reports aren't included.
How do I get it after I pay?
An access link is emailed to the address you paid with, usually inside a minute. Click it and your tools open on that device, which then stays signed in for six months.
I've lost my link, or I want to use another device.
Go to My tools, type in the email you paid with, and a fresh link arrives in seconds. You can do that as often as you like.
Can my manager or business partner use it too?
Yes, if they work in the same business. Each purchase is a licence for one business: you and your own team can use it for that business. Please don't forward your access link to anyone outside it. A different business needs its own purchase. See the terms.
Do you offer refunds?
No, all sales are final. Your access arrives as soon as your payment clears, and each tool's page shows a worked sample, so you can see what you get before you buy. If a tool doesn't work the way its page says, or you've paid and can't get in, email me and I'll fix it or sort out your access. See the terms.
Is GST in the price?
There's no GST in it. The Numbers Room isn't GST registered yet, so no GST is charged and there's nothing to claim back. The price in New Zealand dollars is the whole price.
Got a question about the tools?
Not sure which one fits, or whether it handles the way you run things? Send a quick message and you'll get a straight answer.