Supercuts franchise: what it costs
A single salon under the Supercuts franchise costs between $185,930 and $323,460 to open. That's from the brand's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), the papers every brand must give you ahead of your purchase.
Supercuts franchise cost, item by item
- Cost of opening, in total
- $185,930 to $323,460 Item 7, 2025 FDD
- Franchise fee you pay one time at the start
- $39,500 Item 5, 2025 FDD
- Royalty, your ongoing payments to the brand
- During the first year you pay 4% of net service and merchandise revenue, then 6% after that Item 6, 2025 FDD
- Marketing fund, which covers shared advertising
- It equals 5% of net service revenue. Item 6, 2025 FDD
- Figures on sales or earnings
- $322,306 a year on average across 1,661 locations it counts, before costs Item 19, 2025 FDD
- Location count as 2025 ended
- Franchise owners ran 1,701; the company ran 100 Item 20, 2025 FDD
All of these figures come from the 2025 Supercuts Franchise Disclosure Document, dated October 17, 2025 and amended February 1, 2026, submitted by Supercuts, Inc. to the Minnesota Department of Commerce. Each small label points to the numbered part of the FDD where that figure sits.
Supercuts FDD: sales and earnings
Figures from Supercuts appear in Item 19; in that part of the FDD a brand may say what its locations earn or sell. The key figure is $322,306 in average gross sales per year. It covers 1,661 U.S. salons run by franchisees, each reporting sales for every month in the fiscal year from July 2024 to June 2025. The FDD averages the top, middle and bottom thirds. It is money the store takes in, not profit, because rent, wages and every other cost get paid from it.
The guide explains how to make sense of an Item 19 before you rely on any figure it contains.
Supercuts beside other beauty and wellness franchises
Supercuts costs less to open than any other beauty and wellness franchise listed on this site.
| Brand | Total cost to opentotal, lowest to highest | Upfront feeone-time fee | Royaltyongoing, usually a % of sales | Year filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supercuts | $186K to $323K | $39,500 | 4%, then 6% | 2025 |
| Great Clips | $188K to $420K | $20,000 | 6% | 2026 |
| The Joint Chiropractic | $254K to $521K | $39,900 | 7% (at least $700 a month) | 2024 |
| European Wax Center | $332K to $777K | $36,000 to $45,000 | 6% | 2026 |
| Massage Envy | $696K to $1.05M | $45,000 | 6% | 2026 |
Before you buy, a brand has to hand over its Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD); the brand's latest one is where every figure comes from. Once you're open, you owe the brand a royalty: either a set amount or a cut of your sales, paid on an ongoing basis. A K stands for thousand, an M for million. Each of the 5 brands includes sales or earnings figures in its FDD (pick a brand to view them). The filing year is the year that FDD was listed with the Minnesota Department of Commerce.
The number of Supercuts locations
At the close of 2025, Supercuts had 1,801 locations in the United States, with franchise owners running 94% (Item 20). In that same part of the FDD, you get phone numbers for owners still running stores and ones who left. Your best way to learn how these costs play out in real life is to call a few of them.
Get the Supercuts FDD read by a franchise attorney
Before you sign, one franchise attorney can go through the Supercuts FDD and franchise agreement with you.