Is this treatment actually profitable per chair-hour?

Treatment price minus the consumable/product cost per treatment (toxin units, filler syringes, peel solution, disposables). It does not yet subtract labor or room time — that comes next as profit per chair-hour. Gross profit per treatment shows whether the treatment itself is priced above its direct product cost.

Gross profit per treatment, minus the labor and room overhead the treatment consumes for the minutes it occupies the chair/room, then expressed per hour. It answers: for every hour this chair is in use on this treatment, how much profit is left after product, labor, and room cost? It is the single most useful number for comparing a 20-minute toxin visit against a 90-minute laser session.

A common (est.) planning band many medspa operators target is roughly $300-$600 per chair-hour of profit after product, labor, and room cost. This is an estimate for self-comparison only, not a guaranteed industry figure — your real band depends on local pricing, payroll, and rent. Below the band usually points to under-pricing, slow service times, or high consumable cost; above it usually reflects premium positioning or efficient high-margin treatments.

Profit per chair-hour is profit divided by time. A treatment with great per-visit profit can still be a weak per-hour performer if it ties up the room for 90 minutes. Trimming service time (better prep, room turnover, tech support for non-clinical steps) raises profit per hour without raising price.

Gross profit per treatment, minus labor and room cost for that treatment, multiplied by the number of repeat visits that patient books per year. It estimates the yearly profit a single returning patient generates for this one treatment — useful for deciding how much you can afford to spend acquiring that patient.

Loaded labor cost is the provider hourly wage plus payroll taxes, benefits, and (often) a share of non-billable time. A $40/hr base wage frequently loads to $55-$70/hr (est.). Using the loaded number gives a truer profit figure than the raw wage.

Room overhead per hour is rent, utilities, equipment depreciation/lease, software, and front-desk support allocated to one treatment room per operating hour. A rough (est.) starting point for many clinics is $20-$60/hr per room — pull your real rent and operating hours to refine it.

Three levers: shorten chair time (delegate prep/cleanup, batch steps), raise price if you are below local market, or reserve long low-per-hour treatments for off-peak slots so peak hours go to high-per-hour services. The calculator lets you test each change instantly.

No. This is a business and marketing planning tool only. It models pricing and profitability math. It does not provide medical, clinical, dosing, or treatment-safety guidance, and nothing here should influence clinical decisions.

No. Every benchmark here is marked "(est.)" and is a planning band for self-comparison, not a verified or guaranteed industry statistic. Use your own historical numbers wherever possible. The value of the tool is the math on your own inputs, not the benchmark.

Mandeep Singh, Sprout Sage Solutions. I help medspa owners with pricing, scheduling, and marketing-automation deployment so high-margin chair time stays full.