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Overheads
What does it cost just to unlock the door?
Add up the fixed overhead that turns up whether you're flat-out or empty, and turn it into one number: the daily “nut” you have to cover before you earn a single dollar.
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~$360/wk for a small salon.
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Seasonal — use a 12-month average.
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Quarterly bill ÷ 3. Often paid outside the bank feed — don't forget it.
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Booking, POS, etc.
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Salaried/guaranteed pay only, not commission.
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Cost to open the doors
$488/day
It costs about $488 just to unlock the door each trading day — $2,438 a week, $126,792 a year — before you earn a single dollar. Every quiet day still costs you this.
Fixed overhead / week
$2,438
Fixed overhead / month
$10,566
Fixed overhead / year
$126,792
Where the overhead goes
Wages + on-costs$8,000
Rent + outgoings$1,560
Power / gas$440
Software$200
Insurance$150
Water / council$110
Internet / phone$106
Fixed overhead is the cost that turns up regardless of bookings. The daily nut spreads the annual total across your trading days — the foundation under every pricing decision.
A working tool, not financial advice. It uses the figures and assumptions you enter — check them against your own numbers and your accountant before any pricing, wage or financial decision. Award and tax figures change (often each 1 July); verify current rates at fairwork.gov.au and ato.gov.au. Shear Profit gives no tax or financial advice.
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