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Fixed cost
Fixed model cost = booth rent + any other fixed studio fee you actually entered.
Free tattoo studio economics tool
Tattoo Booth Rent vs Commission Calculator.
Enter the fixed booth rent, commission percentage and tattoo revenue you are actually comparing. The calculator shows the mathematical cost of each structure and the revenue where they break even. It does not decide what a fair deal should be.
Your numbers onlyNo market-rate defaultsNo accountNo revenue inputs sent to analytics
Enter the offer you actually have
Compare fixed booth rent with commission.
Use the gross tattoo service revenue that your real agreement applies the percentage to. Do not add tips, deposits, merchandise, taxes, or other revenue unless your agreement actually includes them in that base.
Your revenue assumption
Fixed-rent offer
Commission offer
Optional fixed fees in the actual offersLeave blank unless the agreement really includes them.
Changing Week, Month, or Year converts the monetary inputs using 52 weeks and 12 months per year. It does not change your commission percentage.
Comparison
What the entered terms cost.
Enter revenue, fixed rent, and commission percentage.
The calculator does not preload a normal rent, fair split, or market percentage. Your actual offer is the input.
Math only, not a deal verdict.
This comparison does not price supplies, booking help, front desk, marketing, payment processing, cleaning, station access, mentorship, taxes, legal classification, or any other term you did not enter.
Fixed rent vs percentage
The useful question is the crossover point.
For a straight rent-versus-commission comparison, fixed rent stays constant while commission rises with the revenue base named in the agreement.
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Commission cost
Commission model cost = entered revenue x studio commission rate + any fixed base fee you actually entered.
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Break-even
For a straight percentage with no base fee, break-even revenue = fixed rent / commission rate. With entered fixed fees, the same equation adjusts for those fees.
Use the agreement's revenue base
Do not guess what counts as commissionable revenue.
Tattoo studio agreements can define the percentage base differently. The calculator deliberately does not make that decision for you.
Enter the gross tattoo service revenue that the actual offer applies the commission to. Do not automatically include tips, deposits, merchandise, taxes, card fees or other money unless the agreement you are comparing says those amounts belong in the commission base.
If one structure includes a simple fixed base fee plus a percentage, open the optional fee section and enter it. V1 intentionally does not model caps, minimum guarantees, sliding percentages, different splits by client source or other piecewise rules because those structures can have multiple crossover points.
If your offer uses a cap or tier, calculate the straight portion here only if that is genuinely useful, then inspect the actual written terms separately. Do not force a complex agreement into a simpler formula.
Math is only one part of the offer
The calculator does not invent prices for studio benefits.
A lower arithmetic cost does not automatically make an arrangement professionally better.
Supplies and consumables
Confirm what the studio provides and what you buy yourself. The calculator assigns no dollar value unless you explicitly add a real fixed fee.
Booking and front desk
Clarify who handles inquiries, scheduling, deposits, cancellations and walk-ins. The calculator does not value that service.
Marketing and client flow
Clarify whether the studio brings clients or mainly provides space. No lead value or client-acquisition value is assumed.
Cleaning and station access
Confirm access hours, cleaning responsibilities, shared equipment and house costs. The calculator does not estimate them.
Payment processing
Confirm whether card or platform fees change the revenue base or are separate. Do not assume a deduction.
Legal, tax and work status
This tool does not determine employee or contractor status, tax treatment, contract legality or how an agreement should be written.
Different job from project pricing
Studio compensation is not the same as quoting a tattoo.
This calculator compares what the studio arrangement costs you across a revenue period. It does not set the client price of an individual tattoo project.
When the next job is pricing one actual tattoo from your own rates, minimums, sessions, fees and deposit rules, use the Tattoo Project Quote Builder. Keep those two decisions separate so a studio split does not silently become a recommendation about what the client should pay.
Price the project separately
Use the studio comparison for the studio deal, then quote each tattoo from your own pricing rules.
StencilStudio does not supply a fair booth rent, normal commission, local benchmark or recommended client price.