My Hair Salons hair salon Price Index 2026
An original study of what hair salons actually charge in 2026 — built from 165 real salon service menus across 218 U.S. cities, not surveys or estimates.
Based on real published menu prices from 165+ hair salons, a braids typically costs $80–$200 (median $140) as of October 2026. Full breakdown by service below.
Key findings
The biggest surprise: a hair color costs about 2.7× more in Scottsdale, AZ ($135) than in Atlanta, GA ($50) — same service, wildly different price depending on your city.
Same service, biggest price gaps by city
| Service | Cheapest city | Priciest city | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hair color | $50 · Atlanta, GA | $135 · Scottsdale, AZ | 2.7× |
| Haircut | $45 · Houston, TX | $120 · San Francisco, CA | 2.7× |
| Root touch-up / color | $65 · Houston, TX | $155 · New York, NY | 2.4× |
| Braids | $80 · Chicago, IL | $160 · Houston, TX | 2.0× |
| Blowout | $60 · Houston, TX | $100 · San Francisco, CA | 1.7× |
| Highlights | $205 · Austin, TX | $325 · New York, NY | 1.6× |
Every hair salonservice — median & typical range
| Service | Typical range | Median | Salons |
|---|---|---|---|
| Braids | $80–$200 | $140 | 101 |
| Twists (Senegalese/passion/kinky) | $101–$220 | $175 | 85 |
| Hair color | $50–$145 | $85 | 165 |
| Haircut | $40–$77 | $55 | 142 |
| Highlights | $125–$225 | $175 | 121 |
| Sew-in / weave | $125–$225 | $160 | 88 |
| Blowout | $50–$95 | $65 | 121 |
| Knotless braids | $190–$280 | $230 | 57 |
| Keratin / smoothing | $200–$350 | $280 | 103 |
| Balayage | $190–$301 | $250 | 87 |
| Root touch-up / color | $75–$150 | $100 | 93 |
| Box braids | $150–$250 | $190 | 58 |
| Men's haircut | $39–$69 | $50 | 77 |
| Boho braids | $240–$370 | $300 | 33 |
| Deep conditioning / treatment | $31–$65 | $50 | 69 |
| Relaxer | $90–$140 | $115 | 44 |
| Kids haircut | $20–$44 | $30 | 61 |
| Silk press | $85–$129 | $100 | 36 |
How we built this
The My Hair Salons Price Index aggregates real, published service-menu prices from 165+ hair salons in our network — not surveys or estimates. For each service we drop non-positive and outlier prices, then report the median and the typical range (the middle 50% of prices). Figures were last refreshed in October 2026 and update as menus change.
Prices vary by provider experience, products, location, and add-ons. Get a personalized estimate with our hair salon cost calculator, read our cost guides, or browse the directory to book directly.
These figures come from real published service-menu prices across 165 hair salons in 218 U.S. cities on the Zoca network — free to cite with attribution. Journalists welcome; reach out for the underlying breakdowns.
Cite as: “My Hair Salons hair salon Price Index, October 2026.”