How much is a haircut at a barbershop?

On independent barbershops' own websites, the median regular haircut is $35 across the 5 US cities with enough shops posting a price, from $35 in Atlanta, Houston and Phoenix to $45 in Austin (MyIntelBrief Price Index, October 2026). Designs, beard work and add-ons are not included.

Does the price include a tip?

No. These are the prices barbershops post for the haircut itself, before any tip.

Where do these prices come from?

From the price lists independent barbershops post on their own websites. Chains are excluded, sites that block automated visitors are skipped, and a city is shown only when at least 15 shops post that price. No single shop is shown or named.

MyIntelBrief Price Index, October 2026 edition, prices through October 28, 2026

How much is a haircut? The median barbershop haircut in 5 US cities

A regular haircut costs $35 at the median independent barbershop, the middle of the 5 city medians below, from 130 shops that post their prices. City medians run from $35 in Atlanta, Houston and Phoenix to $45 in Austin. It is the shop’s plain “Haircut” price on its own website, before any tip; designs, beard work and add-ons are not included.

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Regular haircut, October 2026

Atlanta23 shops$35
Houston25 shops$35
Phoenix40 shops$35
Dallas-Fort Worth25 shops$40
Austin17 shops$45

Median price on independent barbershops’ own websites

Only cities where at least 15 shops post a regular haircut price are shown. Not enough yet: Charlotte, San Antonio, Las Vegas area.

Regular haircut price by city

Cheapest first. The dot is the median; the shaded band is the middle half of shops. The scale runs from $25 to $50.

Atlanta23 shops $35
Houston25 shops $35
Phoenix40 shops $35
Dallas-Fort Worth25 shops $40
Austin17 shops $45

MedianMiddle half of shops

In Phoenix, the median regular haircut on independent barbershops’ own websites is $35; the middle half of 40 shops charge $30–$40 (MyIntelBrief Price Index, October 2026).
In Houston, the median regular haircut on independent barbershops’ own websites is $35; the middle half of 25 shops charge $30–$42.50 (MyIntelBrief Price Index, October 2026).
In Dallas-Fort Worth, the median regular haircut on independent barbershops’ own websites is $40; the middle half of 25 shops charge $32.50–$50 (MyIntelBrief Price Index, October 2026).
In Atlanta, the median regular haircut on independent barbershops’ own websites is $35; the middle half of 23 shops charge $25–$45 (MyIntelBrief Price Index, October 2026).
In Austin, the median regular haircut on independent barbershops’ own websites is $45; the middle half of 17 shops charge $40–$50 (MyIntelBrief Price Index, October 2026).

How much is a kids’ haircut?

3 cities have enough barbershops posting a kids’ price for a fair median so far. In Dallas-Fort Worth, the median kids’ haircut is $30 (25 shops, middle half $25–$33.50). In Houston, the median kids’ haircut is $30 (15 shops, middle half $25–$35). In Phoenix, the median kids’ haircut is $30 (36 shops, middle half $28–$35).

What about hair salons?

Few independent salons post a price list on their own website; many send customers to an online booking page instead. That left too few posted salon prices for a fair city median, so this page covers barbershops only for now.

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How these prices are collected

Independent barbershops only, found on Google Maps around each metro. Chains and franchise brands are left out, and so are barber schools.
Their own websites. Booking-app prices are not read. Sites that block automated visitors are skipped, never worked around.
A regular haircut is the shop’s plain “Haircut”, “Regular cut”, “Classic haircut” or “Adult haircut” line, matched by fixed rules, not guessed by AI. Packages, memberships, designs, line-ups, beard trims, senior/military/student prices, “starting at” prices and coupons are excluded. A kids’ haircut is a kids, children’s, boys’, girls’, junior or youth cut line.
One shop, one price (the lowest regular posted figure). A city appears only with at least 15 shops; no single shop is shown or named.

Sister index: the MyIntelBrief Menu Index, restaurant menu prices by city, built the same way.

Frequently asked questions

How much is a haircut at a barbershop?: On independent barbershops' own websites, the median regular haircut is $35 across the 5 US cities with enough shops posting a price, from $35 in Atlanta, Houston and Phoenix to $45 in Austin (MyIntelBrief Price Index, October 2026). Designs, beard work and add-ons are not included.
How much is a kids' haircut?: At independent barbershops that post one, the median kids' haircut is $30 in Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston and Phoenix (MyIntelBrief Price Index, October 2026).
Does the price include a tip?: No. These are the prices barbershops post for the haircut itself, before any tip.
Where do these prices come from?: From the price lists independent barbershops post on their own websites. Chains are excluded, sites that block automated visitors are skipped, and a city is shown only when at least 15 shops post that price. No single shop is shown or named.