Grooming price calculator
Find the price your grooming business needs to charge. Enter your overhead, the pay you want, and how many dogs you groom, and get your minimum average ticket and a suggested price for every size of dog.
Your numbers
Rent or booth fee, insurance, utilities, software, marketing, loans
Before taxes
Be realistic about your pace
22 is about five days a week
Check in to cleanup
Shampoo, blades, consumables
10 percent is a sensible start
Your prices
Minimum average ticket
$69
Each hour must earn
$42
At 132 grooms a month, every groom needs to average at least $69 to cover your overhead, your pay, supplies, and a cushion for no shows. Below are suggested prices by time on the table. Change the minutes to match how long each groom really takes you.
| Groom | Minutes | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Small dog, bath and brush | $40 | |
| Small dog, full groom | $60 | |
| Medium dog, full groom | $70 | |
| Large dog, full groom | $90 | |
| Standard doodle, full groom | $115 |
Prices are rounded up to the nearest $5. Compare them with what groomers near you charge, then price with confidence: if your market supports more, charge more.
How the calculator works
Pricing is arithmetic, not a feeling. Add your monthly overhead to the take home pay you want, add a cushion for no shows and slow weeks, and divide by the grooms you can really do in a month. That is the lowest average ticket that keeps your business healthy. Add your supplies per dog and you have your floor.
The same total divided by your hours on the table gives the amount every hour has to earn. Multiply that by how long each groom takes and you get a price for each size, which is why a doodle that takes twice as long as a Lab should cost about twice as much.
If a suggested price is well above what groomers near you charge, look at the inputs first: more grooms a day, lower overhead, or fewer minutes per groom all move the numbers. If it is below the local going rate, you have room to charge more.
Questions groomers ask
Enough to cover your overhead, your pay, supplies, and a cushion, divided by the grooms you can really do. For most U.S. groomers that lands between $60 and $80 for an average full groom, with small dogs lower and doodles and large breeds higher.
Because time is what you sell. A matted doodle can take twice as long as a short coated dog the same weight. Pricing by minutes on the table keeps every groom profitable.
Ten percent is a sensible start. It covers the occasional no show and slower weeks. Reminders and a card on file let you keep it small.