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Chair Rental vs Employ Calculator
Renter or employee for this chair: what each earns the salon, and the rent that actually covers it.
$59 launch price until 30 November 2026, then $99 · buy once, NZD · about 10 minutes to fill in
Employing earns the salon more, a year$19,680
- This chair's share of running costs, a week
- $280
- Renter, after the chair's share, supplies and card fees, a year
- -$1,769
- Employee, after their full wage cost, product, card fees and the chair's share, a year
- $17,910
- Rent that covers the chair, a week
- $389
- Rent that matches an employee, a week
- $785
- Rent that's fair to both, a week
- $587
What it tells you
- What the chair earns the salon a week and a year with a renter and with an employee, after its share of the running costs
- The lowest rent that covers the chair, the rent that matches an employee, and a fair middle, as a weekly or daily rent
- A plain-words check, using the 2026 gateway test, on whether a renter looks more like an employee
Have these handy
- Your salon's running costs a week, and how many chairs you have
- The rent you charge, or have in mind, weekly or daily
- Their weekly takings, only if you charge a share or run their card payments
- The pay rate and hours you'd offer an employee
The sample panel shows the tool's real answer for its built-in sample numbers. Type over them with your own.
Sound familiar?
“I charge $350 for the chair and I'm not sure it even covers the power.”
“One of my stylists wants to go renting. Better for me, or for them?”
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General information to help you make your own decisions, not financial, tax, legal or employment advice. Check anything that matters with your accountant. Prices are in NZ dollars. No GST is charged.
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