How much do you tip a hairdresser?
 

For example, tomorrow I will get highlights but no haircut. If $80, how much would you tip???

In my neck of the woods .. 20 percent is considered the norm. It got to be too much for me when highlights ( all over ) got to $165 with the cut .. not including the tips.

i'd give $15 good luck
$16 is 20%

It depends on the service I receive. If she is working someone who walked in without an appointment in between those of us who made an appointment and we have to wait, not so much. However, if she gives us good service, 20%.

In salons where the stylist rents her chair and space I do not tip as much. They are business owners. The eighty dollars you would pay, less her wholesale supplies and combined with the fact that most do not work on just one client at a time, works to be about profit of thirty-sixty dollars an hour (this would include the chair rental already taken out). That is wages of many service industry professionals like the plumber/electrician/appliance repair and others who end up at a lower range than the stylist because the overhead for their businesses is so much higher. It is not standard to tip these other service professionals and times have changed things. Very rarely, unless at a place where the stylist is an employee (this is usually at national discount chains) do stylists not rent their chair space. WE don't tip even the lowest pay scale hospital person so why tip a stylist who already is making three or four times more than a hospital kitchen worker or tech? We tip waitstaff because they are paid a much lower minimum wage as their pay is tip-based. So, if the stylist is her own business and rents her space and pays a bit of royalty, I give a token five bucks. If I am her only client the entire time, then I would pay ten. I am not by nature a cheap tipper. Just this week gave the waitress at IHOP ten bucks for a breakfast bill of $26. Cosmetology schools and programs even include small business classes and training as most will either own their own salon or rent booth space as a small business owner. Now going to Great Clips is different. Anyone from this family runs in there for a haircut, since stylists are employees and not self-employed, we will tip fifteen dollars on a twelve dollar haircut or at least pay with a twenty and not take any change back for the the special 10.99 haircut. So, we are not cheap tippers but the new breed of stylists are business owner professionals who are making more than an RN sometimes. A salon would increase their customer loyalty base if they raised their prices 5-10% and marketed as a no-tip salon. Many, many people get tip anxiety as they get closer and closer to paying the bill.

Argh! I hate tipping! But that's a rant for another day. :rolleyes:

To me, a tip is not a "given". It is a gratuity earned by level of service provided. So, whether it is my hairdresser, waitress, whatever, I generally tip according to this criteria. If I get fair service, I tip 10%, if service is "as expected" I give 15% and if it is above and beyond, 20%. So for an $80 service, that would either be $8, $12 or $16, depending on how everything goes and how satisfied you are with the service and outcome. :)

20%. Yes she owns the salon and she rents the spaces BUT due to my eratic work schedule, i often have to reschedule my appts. I try to give a few days heads up but still an inconvenience for both of us. I justify the tip in that I don't buy her a Christmas gift (suggested amount is the full price of the salon visit). I feel like I am generous every month. She does a nice job on my cut, color, highlights, etc. I have been going to her for 12 years...even prior to her buying the shop.

sandy

20% is the norm here as well. I go to a regular salon and my stylist is a part time employee there. Typically I'm only getting a cut and eyebrow wax. Sometimes it's just bangs and a wax. But the service I get from this person is wonderful. As far as she is concerned, there is no one else in the shop but me at the time. Works for me.

I was going to another shop several years ago and the owner was the stylist. My cut was fitted in between other colorings, etc. Half the time my hair wasn't even completely dry when I walked out of the shop. Hence the reason I'm now going to another shop!

Your answer is probably the most helpful answer to the original question.

When I get a 412 haircut I tip her $3, When I get my hair colored for$42 I tip her $11 - $3 for the hair cut and $8 for the coloring. This Dec. when I get my hair cut I will tip her $25 and give her a small wall hanging. This is the only year she is getting the wall hanging.

That's a $12 haircut.

I tip a flat $10. She's the owner and works 2 people at once so there's waiting involved. I DO think it makes a big difference if it's the owner or an employee. Employees are the ones who really need the tips. Owners, unless the business is struggling, usually pay themselves pretty well.

I was a hairdresser for 35 years. When I worked on commission, I got varied tips depending on the service. The only time I worked anyone is was when they were late. I worked the tardy customer "around" the one who was on time. If the tardies gave me any flack, I discounted the on time clients. I never counted on the tips. I was more interested in their loyalty to me and vice versa. I did some booth rental and a few tipped. Again I was interested in the loyalty. I gave discounts as gifts. All the comments about tipping are pretty on board. Again it has to do with the service and also professionality. Your hairdresser has to abide by State Board/Commission and State health laws. They are licensed and have had to go through extensive training. Tip accordingly. At the holidays of this season, I received different kinds of gifts. All were appreciated. Whether monetary or homemade or just a really good "Thank You" hug. The gift I get from them was always again and can't stress enough was loyalty. Do Not treat your hairdresser as though he'/she is a minion. They pay a lot for their license through out the years and if they go on convention, it's usually a learning convention. They often are taking extensive classes with chemical (science and chemistry) and new styling techniques and tools (blow dryers and curling irons) and products. Also many take "First Aid" classes. I've had women (3) who have had their water break. I've kept candies an glucose tabs on hand for diabetics. There is more to being a hairdresser than some realize. ANd yes some take classes to learn how to better handle different customer/client scheduling situations. Sorry for the ramble but got carried away!

Many years ago when I was working as a beautician the owner was never tipped. Only the employees. Obviously this has changed. 20% across the board always works.

I'm giving my stylist a queen size quilt for Christmas. She just happens to be one of my grand-daughters, so I guess I owe her something special, but I'm also doing quilts for the other grand kids.

*** I hate tipping - I think everyone should be paid so not tips are necessary.

*** $5. is my limit no matter what they are doing.

*** I did give her a lap quilt last year.

*** I live on a very very small (tiny) Social Security check and cannot afford more.

I do not tip if the stylist owns the shop or rents her space. She has expenses, license fees, training, etc., just like every other professional. They know what field they have chosen to make a living and probably can figure out how much they will make. Take a real estate person for example, they are self employed, attended school, licensed, have expenses and they don't get tips do they?

I don't tip mine. She owns the salon and charges $25 for a haircut. Where I live that's a fair price for a salon cut (not a chain) and low in some cases. My primary care physician gets $65 for an office visit. I don't tip him. It takes my hairdresser 15 min. to cut my hair. She makes about $100 an hour and I don't tip. We have an understanding.

I generally tip my regular hairdresser 20%, She is good and always fits me in and is ready for me when I arrive. For the Holidays I am giving her some homemade cookies. Hairdressers don't give gifts anymore, so why should I? She is not a lover of handcrafts so I don't give her those things. Can't afford to do more and this works for me......:)

I'm with you jbj137, I also hate tipping. I think it has gotten completely out of hand. No one ever tipped me in my office job for seeing that the computer billed them correctly or sent them a bill in the first place. It was considered my job for a salary paid, and the salary wasn't always that great either. Why should I tip a postal employee who probably makes more than I ever thought about and has more benefits that I could begin to think about, or a housecleaner, whom I'm paying to do a job. As I said no one ever tipped me for a job well done. Yes office workers aren't seen, but their services are just as valuable as others. Without them things would be a mess and yes, I know there are some out there who don't give a hoot, but you find that in every profession. There are waitresses that are lousy as well as other people in life. I could not believe it the other day when I walked into the donut shop to buy some donuts for hubby, there sat a jar on the counter with, "Your tips please". Needless to say she didn't get one from me for sacking a few donuts. She is being paid to do that job!

I over-tip my stylist because she's a fantastic stylist and an extremely nice person. She works at a small salon and the prices are very reasonable, so I still consider it a reasonable amount to pay.

twenty percent. highlights usually take some time and effort. Enjoy them for the Holidays!

Excellent explanation! Your most important point is hairdressers are professionals with professional training and personal financial investment went into that training.

Gee I am amazed that you tip your hairdresser. Here in Australia that is absolutely unheard of.

I overtip and not just on haircuts. I go to Great Cuts where the haircuts are only $12 and I always give them $20. Many of the gals over there are single moms so I figure they can use the money more than me.

Raise the prices! That will eliminate "tips".

Raise the prices! Pay Fast food workers $15/hour! (Kidding!)

I hate "cheap" tippers, come on! At restaurants, etc. We did not come up with the system but it is there.

I really dislike "tip" jars at the food counters where I stand in line and they hand the food to me at the counter. Tip? For what? Geee

Sandy

For someone like me that gets their hair cut once a month I tip my girl 4$ every time but, my hair cuts are only $11.
Now I have been going to her for 11 years so, we have became friends. she has seen me through a lot of things. So this year I presented her with a king size quilt last week for a Christmas gift. Yes she was surprised at this. Here it is 20% no matter what you pay.

Tipping. my late husband hated tipping. We farmed and his comment was 'why don't they pay them a better wage. We are in a profession where all try to get our product as cheap as they can. " Yes at times prices go up in farming but by then you have perhaps already contracted. supply and demand . Cost of machinery, seed, fertilizer go up much faster than down. Land prices are way out of the ball park plus you pay property tax.

About 20% plus extra at Christmas in a separate card.

I gave her $3 for a $15 hair cut. I go to Fantastic Sam.

Well we live in a small town in WY and my mother-in-law now lives with us, she is 91. Before moving in with us after her third husband passed away she went to her local cosmo school and got her hair fixed. Cost $4! Now she goes to a local, new hairdresser who knew her from the cosm school 35 miles away. Cost $5 to fix/curl hair and $5 for a cut and I don't drive the 35 miles. Mother-in-law is old school so when she pays she does exact amt, so I slip the girl more when I pay her for the mother-in-law.

I don't tip the fast food industry, with their jar on the counter.

I just got my hair cut, at a beauty school, where tipping is allowed. The haircut was $12.00, and I gave the student $3.00. It took her 2 hours to cut (actually trim) my hair! I don't always tip that much. But she really impressed me with her desire to Learn, and do a good job.

I read a book (with her permission) while she was cutting my hair, so I enjoyed my 2 hours of quiet time.

Also get annoyed with tip jars (and don't use them). And I get annoyed when the 'gratuity' is already added to the bill when you dine out with a group. It seems that serving a group of 8 people at one table is not that much harder than serving two tables of 4.

I try and tip at least 20% to my hairdresser but I know I usually tip more as she is so good !

20 percent is the going amount....

I'm afraid that tipping is "eyebrow raising behavior" here in rural Tennessee. My hairdresser (owns her shop and rents out three chairs) is always surprised when I give her a $20 for a $15 hair job, and tries to refuse it. But that is OK, she deserves whatever I pay her, she is a friend who puts up with my queer hair-dresser requirements--don't want to go grey, want it only a certain length, and never have a standing appointment--I call and ask if she take me in a half hour or so.....I also tip more for special requests, and pay the bill for my daughter, daughter-in-law, and grandchildren when they go in for hair appointments. Do I have more money than I have sense?????

Ditto with the jar on the counter. They don't walk over and take my order and most often if I pick it up and go out the door, I certainly just don't touch the tip jar on the counter.

My Husband cuts my hair. I always give him a tip, "Don't take any wooden nickels", I know, old saying.
I tip the dog groomer $15.00 for a $41.00 hair cut. He just turned 1 yr. old and doesn't like to be groomed. He is getting better. I have groomed toy poodles and I can appreciate the work involved in dog grooming. Well worth it to me.

Any service under $100 I tip $20. Even at restaurants when the tab may not be $20. Just my way. I've never missed a meal or bill because I tip generously. DH tips more then me. We use to have some of those jobs when we were young and know how much tips matter.

tip hairdresser
 

I am an hairdresser and most of these remarks haven't been very nice we do put up with an lot, our insurance isn't cheep as you think we put in long days also I have do his f 45 years I also hair in nursng homes which is rwardng but tips hello haven't seen them so remember all this

Most are not very nice? Did I miss something?