CostGuide

Beauty & Personal Care

Barber cost in the US

Nationally, Barber runs about $40 per visit. In the lowest-cost cities in this guide it is closer to $31, and in the highest-cost cities about $57.

Typical cost

Most people pay about

$40

per visit

Fair price range: $20 to $65

On the low end
$20
On the high end
$65

Estimated from national price data. Not a quote.

How prices have moved

Up 4.2%past year

Up 24.2%over five years

How prices for haircuts and other personal care services have moved nationally, from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index (Haircuts and other personal care services, CUUR0000SEGC01), through August 2026. It tracks price change, not the dollar prices on this page.

What moves the price

  1. Fade complexity
  2. Beard
  3. Hot towel
  4. Shop
  5. Tip

Ways to pay less

  1. Keep a regular barber
  2. Skip extra treatments
  3. Go mid-week
  4. Ask about first-visit discounts
  5. Tip fairly

Lowest-cost cities for Barber

PlaceTypicalRange
National typical$40
$20 to $65
Brownsville, TX$31
$16 to $51
Jackson, MS$32
$16 to $52
Laredo, TX$32
$16 to $52
McAllen, TX$32
$16 to $52
Shreveport, LA$32
$16 to $52
Amarillo, TX$33
$17 to $54
El Paso, TX$33
$17 to $54
Lubbock, TX$33
$17 to $54

Highest-cost cities for Barber

PlaceTypicalRange
National typical$40
$20 to $65
Honolulu, HI$57
$29 to $93
San Francisco, CA$51
$26 to $83
New York, NY$56
$28 to $91
San Jose, CA$55
$28 to $90
Sunnyvale, CA$55
$27 to $89
Santa Barbara, CA$54
$27 to $87
Cambridge, MA$54
$27 to $87
Fremont, CA$49
$25 to $80

Barber in every city

Typical estimate for each city. Open one for the full range.

District of Columbia
Mississippi
New Hampshire
North Dakota
Rhode Island
South Dakota

Questions people ask

Barber: what does it cost?

Across the US, Barber typically costs about $40 per visit, with most prices between $20 and $65.

Where is Barber cheapest?

Among the 250 cities in this guide, the lowest estimates are in Brownsville, TX, Jackson, MS, Laredo, TX, at about $31.

Is this a quote?

No. These figures are estimates built from national price data and each city's cost of living. A local pro will price your actual job.